Flow simulation in the human upper respiratory tract

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-36

  Martonen, Ted B ^a,b   Quan, Liang ^c   Zhang, Zongqin ^c   Musante, C J ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol therapy; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer models; Human upper respiratory tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG VENTILATION; MOUTH; NOSE; PHARYNX; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MOUTH; NOSE; PHARYNX; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0036368646     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/CBB:37:1:27     Document Type: Article

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