Particle clearance in human bronchial airways: Comparison of stochastic model predictions with experimental data

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue , 2002, Pages 329-333

  Sturm, R ^a   Hofmann, W ^a   Scheuch, G ^b   Sommerer, K ^b   Camner, P ^c   Svartengren, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b InAMed   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

human lung; mucociliary clearance; particle retention; slow bronchial clearance

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEPOSITION; FORECASTING; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; DEPOSITION PATTERNS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES; HUMAN LUNG; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PARTICLE RETENTION; SLOW BRONCHIAL CLEARANCE;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84876964100     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/46.suppl-1.329     Document Type: Conference Paper

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