The lung: development, aging and the environment

by Harding, Richard Pinkerton, Kent Ed Plopper, Charles G.

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Provides an up-to-date account of the normal processes of lung development, growth and aging, followed by a detailed consideration of how environmental factors influence these processes and contribute to the quality of respiratory health.

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Full title :The lung : development, aging and the environment / editors Richard Harding, Kent E. Pinkerton, Charles G. Plopper.

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Publication Date:©2004.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier Academic Press
Place of Publication:London, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2004.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 403 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 29 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0123247519, 9780123247513
oclc:ocm54381747
LC Classification:RC771
Dewey Decimal:612.2

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Environment longen Lung -- growth & development Lung Diseases Lungs -- Aging Lungs -- Diseases Lungs -- Growth Milieugezondheidskunde Poumons -- Croissance Poumons -- Maladies Poumons -- Vieillissement Veroudering (biologie, psychologie)