Exhaled air dispersion distances during noninvasive ventilation via different Respironics face masks.

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Published in Chest on May 01, 2009

Authors

David S Hui1, Benny K Chow, Susanna S Ng, Leo C Y Chu, Stephen D Hall, Tony Gin, Joseph J Y Sung, Matthew T V Chan

Author Affiliations

1: David S. Hui, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. dschui@cuhk.edu.hk

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