Physical and natural therapeuticsLea Brothers, 1895 - 426 pages |
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... known fact that the higher we rise above the level of the sea the more rarefied becomes the atmosphere , and the less the pressure upon the surface of the body . At an altitude of 5500 metres the weight of a litre of air is only half as ...
... known fact that the higher we rise above the level of the sea the more rarefied becomes the atmosphere , and the less the pressure upon the surface of the body . At an altitude of 5500 metres the weight of a litre of air is only half as ...
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... known as the spi- rometer ; that invented by Hutchinson , and first modified by Wintrich and subsequently by Schnepf , is the one most widely employed . Recently the spirometer of Galante has come into extensive use . Instead of these ...
... known as the spi- rometer ; that invented by Hutchinson , and first modified by Wintrich and subsequently by Schnepf , is the one most widely employed . Recently the spirometer of Galante has come into extensive use . Instead of these ...
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... in 1857 , but Hauke , of Vienna , in 1870 contributed the first portable apparatus . The number of different forms upon the market is now very large . One of the best known is that of Waldenburg ( 26 PHYSICAL AND NATURAL THERAPEUTICS .
... in 1857 , but Hauke , of Vienna , in 1870 contributed the first portable apparatus . The number of different forms upon the market is now very large . One of the best known is that of Waldenburg ( 26 PHYSICAL AND NATURAL THERAPEUTICS .
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Georges Hayem. One of the best known is that of Waldenburg ( Fig . 5 ) . It is constructed on the principle of the gasometer , and furnishes both compressed and rarefied air , but does not permit the alternate use of them . Cube has ...
Georges Hayem. One of the best known is that of Waldenburg ( Fig . 5 ) . It is constructed on the principle of the gasometer , and furnishes both compressed and rarefied air , but does not permit the alternate use of them . Cube has ...
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... known as the intermittent method , the patient makes a series of inspirations of compressed air , the expiration being into ordinary atmosphere ; then follows a series of expirations into rarefied air , inspiration taking place in the ...
... known as the intermittent method , the patient makes a series of inspirations of compressed air , the expiration being into ordinary atmosphere ; then follows a series of expirations into rarefied air , inspiration taking place in the ...
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