The physiological challenges of the 1952 Copenhagen poliomyelitis epidemic and a renaissance in clinical respiratory physiology

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 424-432

  West, John B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Clinical physiology; Mechanical ventilation; Pulmonary gas exchange; Pulmonary mechanics

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE BALANCE; ALKALOSIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG MECHANICS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRACHEOTOMY;

COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLIOMYELITIS; RESPIRATORY PARALYSIS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 23044481827     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00184.2005     Document Type: Review

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