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Plate I. Microscopic section of human lung from phosgene shell poisoning. Death at the nineteenth hour after gassing.

  • 1918

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"The piece of lung shown is almost entirely useless for aeration of the blood."

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Great Britain. Medical Research Committee. “Plate I. Microscopic Section of Human Lung from Phosgene Shell Poisoning. Death at the Nineteenth Hour after Gassing.” An Atlas of Gas Poisoning. London, England, 1918. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/nv935287v.

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