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Allen JL , Castile RG Infant pulmonary function testing workshop I. Pediatr Pulmonol 1991 ; 10: 214-18.

Stocks J. , Silverman M. Infant pulmonary function testing workshop II. Pediatr Pulmonol 1991; 10: 219-22.