Age-related Changes in the Respiratory System

Brocklehurst's Textbook of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 97-100

  Davies, Gwyneth A ^a,b   Bolton, Charlotte E ^c,d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84883987817     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-6231-8.10015-7     Document Type: Chapter

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