Study of physiological responses to acute carbon monoxide exposure with a human patient simulator

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 242-247

  Cesari, Whitney A ^a   Caruso, Dominique M ^a   Zyka, Enela L ^a   Schroff, Stuart T ^a   Evans Jr , Charles H ^a   Hyatt, Jon Philippe K ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary; Coal workers' pneumoconiosis; Disease; Mining; Physiological adaptation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750973340     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00063.2006     Document Type: Article

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