The respiratory tract and the environment.
The primary determinants of pulmonary disease are environmental. The same thinness and delicacy of the air-blood barrier which allows rapid exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide also reduce its effectiveness as a barrier to inhaled allergens, carcinogens, toxic particles, and noxious gases, and micr...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1977
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1637344/ |