The effect of intersubject variability in lung morphometry on particle deposition

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Abd El Hady, M ^a,b   Hofmann, W ^a   Bergmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b MINIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Human lung; Intersubject variability; Lung morphometry; Particle deposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000582217     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)85311-6     Document Type: Article

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