The relationship between water vapour saturation of inhaled air and nasal patency

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 313-316

  Lindemann, Joerg ^a   Leiacker, R ^a   Rettinger, G ^a   Keck, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air condition; Nasal cycle; Nasal humidity; Nasal patency; Saturation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMETRY; TIME; VAPORIZATION; WATER VAPOR;

ADULT; AIR; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INHALATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; NASAL CAVITY;

EID: 0037322538     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00061103     Document Type: Article

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