Inspiratory transductance: A potential new measure of the relationship between inspiratory force and the resistance to pulmonary airflow

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 287-292

  Allen, S C ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING MUSCLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOUTH OCCLUSION PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG; SPIROMETRY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 34249285557     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.11.047     Document Type: Article

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