Mineral particles in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (balf): An attempt at designing a quantitative model

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 384-389

  Paoletti, Luigi ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0031426875     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899709602215     Document Type: Article

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