Saline aerosol bolus dispersion. I. The effect of acinar airway alteration

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1754-1762

  Verbanck, Sylvia ^a   Schuermans, Daniël ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a   Paiva, Manuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

N2 washout; Smokers

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG STRUCTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0035055772     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.5.1754     Document Type: Article

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