Growth of nasal and laryngeal airways in children: Implications in breathing and inhaled aerosol dynamics

Respiratory Care

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 263-273

  Xi, Jinxiang ^a   Si, Xiuhua ^b   Zhou, Yue ^c   Kim, Jong Won ^a   Berlinski, Ariel ^d  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol deposition; Breathing resistance; Childadult discrepancy; Infants; Nasal morphology; Pediatric drug delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGING; AIRWAY GROWTH; AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREATHING; CHILD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION; LARYNX; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEWBORN; NOSE; PHARYNX; TURBINATE;

AEROSOL DEPOSITION; BREATHING RESISTANCE; CHILD-ADULT DISCREPANCY; INFANTS; NASAL MORPHOLOGY; PEDIATRIC DRUG DELIVERY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NASAL SPRAYS; NOSE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 84893262497     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.02568     Document Type: Article

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