Regional deposition of inhaled particles in human lungs; comparison between men and women

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1834-1844

  Kim, Chong S ^a   Hu, S C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol deposition; Bolus aerosol; Gender effect; Lung dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG DEPOSIT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031830809     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.6.1834     Document Type: Article

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