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VO2/DO2 relationship: how to get rid of methodological pitfalls?

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De Backer, D. VO2/DO2 relationship: how to get rid of methodological pitfalls?. Intensive Care Med 26, 1719–1722 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340000713

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