Model of forced expiratory flows and airway geometry in infants

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 688-692

  Lambert, Rodney K ^a   Castile, Robert G ^b   Tepper, Robert S ^c,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway mechanics; Flow volume; Maximal expiratory flow volume curve

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AIRWAY; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENSITY; EXHALATION; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MECHANICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 0942287704     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00843.2003     Document Type: Article

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