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Altered pulmonary mechanics leads to many of the pulmonary symptoms encountered by physicians. An understanding of the ideas discussed in this chapter is essential for comprehension of many of the concepts that are presented in this volume. The material is meant to provide basic physiological information in an intuitively understandable way; an intuitive grasp of the complex and dynamic interrelationships that exist in the normal and diseased lung can make deeper understanding easier, and lead to successful diagnostic and therapeutic efforts.
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Muller, B.F. (2002). Mechanics of Respiration. In: Bittar, E.E. (eds) Pulmonary Biology in Health and Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-22435-0_9
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