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Comment
. 2022 Jun 23;59(6):2200520.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.00520-2022. Print 2022 Jun.

Inaccuracy of pulse oximetry in darker-skinned patients is unchanged across 32 years

Martin J Tobin  1 , Amal Jubran  2
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Inaccuracy of pulse oximetry in darker-skinned patients is unchanged across 32 years

Martin J Tobin et al. Eur Respir J. .
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Conflict of interest: M.J. Tobin reports that he receives royalties for two books on critical care published by McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York. A. Jubran reports a grant from National Institute of Nursing Research (R01-NR016055).

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