Epiglottic movements during breathing in humans

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 512, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 307-314

  Amis, T C ^a,b   O'Neill, N ^a   Di Somma, E ^a   Wheatley, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYOID BONE; LARYNX; LARYNX CARTILAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; CARTILAGE; CORNICULATE CARTILAGE; EPIGLOTTIC TIP MOVEMENT; MOUTH BREATHING; NOSE BREATHING; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS;

ADULT; CARTILAGE; EPIGLOTTIS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; HYOID BONE; MALE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0032190651     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1998.307bf.x     Document Type: Article

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