A novel methodology for the experimental evaluation of pulmonary ventilator performance drift

Journal of Clinical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 163-170

  Branca, F P ^a   Cappa, P ^a   Sciuto, S A ^b   Silvestri, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drift; Pulmonary ventilator; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004751198     PISSN: 03638855     EISSN: 15503275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004669-199705000-00020     Document Type: Article

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