Air-conditioning characteristics of the human nose

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 87-92

  Wolf, Michael ^a   Naftali, Sara ^b   Schroter, Robert C ^c   Elad, David ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air Conditioning; Nasal Cavity; Physiology

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FILTRATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG; LUNG VENTILATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE CAVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICS; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SMELLING; WATER VAPOR;

ADULT; AGED; AIR; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; NASAL CAVITY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 1342343951     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504772784504     Document Type: Review

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