Influence of on the Work of Breathing Gas Density and Viscosity on the work of Breathing
- 1 November 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Archives of environmental health
- Vol. 19 (5) , 654-660
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1969.10666905
Abstract
Increasing the viscosity of the inspired gas or decreasing its density did not significantly affect the work of breathing; a substantial increase in the density of the inspired gas lead to an increased work of breathing.Keywords
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