Understanding droplets produced by nebulisers and respiratory activities

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Li, Y G ^a   Chwang, A T Y ^a   Seto, W H ^a   Ho, P L ^a   Yuen, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COUGHING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXHALATION; EXPIRED AIR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFECTION CONTROL; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NEBULIZER; PLUME DISPERSION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SNEEZING;

EID: 84973524675     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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