A porous medium model of alveolar gas diffusion

Journal of Porous Media

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 263-275

  Koulich, Vladimir ^a   Lage, José L ^b   Hsia, Connie C W ^a   Johnson Jr , Robert L ^b  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0005043677     PISSN: 1091028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JPorMedia.v2.i3.40     Document Type: Article

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