Will the small airways rise again?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 499-501

  Irvin, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; DUST EXPOSURE; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG RESISTANCE; MORPHOMETRICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL AIRWAY DISEASE; SPIROMETRY; SYNDROME; WORLD TRADE CENTER SYNDROME;

AIR POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS;

EID: 80052441622     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201107-1188ED     Document Type: Editorial

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