Temporal dynamics of recurrent airway symptoms and cellular random walk

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2122-2127

  Suki, Béla ^a   Frey, Urs ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Avalanche; Distribution; Instabilities; Power law

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; CALCULATION; DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0142149222     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00636.2003     Document Type: Article

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