Mechanical Forces Producing Pulmonary Edema in Acute Asthma

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 297, Issue 11, 1977, Pages 592-596

  Stalcup, S Alex ^a   Mellins, Robert B ^a  

^a Surgical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILD; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG FLOW RESISTANCE; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0017655178     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197709152971107     Document Type: Article

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