Acceptable levels for breathing resistance of respiratory apparatus

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1973, Pages 273-280

  Bentley, Robert A ^a,b   Griffin, Oliver G ^a,b  

^a Department of Trade and Industry ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; BREATHING; BREATHING APPARATUS; BREATHING WORK; DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MINER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

COAL MINING; EXERTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; WORK OF BREATHING;

EID: 0015911016     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1973.10666370     Document Type: Article

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