Pathophysiology of dyspnea

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 23, 1995, Pages 1547-1553

  Epstein, Franklin H ^a   Manning, Harold L ^a   Schwartzstein, Richard M ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LUNG INNERVATION; LUNG RECEPTOR; MECHANORECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHEMORECEPTORS; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASES; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028790441     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199512073332307     Document Type: Review

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