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Respiratory Mechanics

"Respiratory Mechanics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The physical or mechanical action of the LUNGS; DIAPHRAGM; RIBS; and CHEST WALL during respiration. It includes airflow, lung volume, neural and reflex controls, mechanoreceptors, breathing patterns, etc.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Respiratory Mechanics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Respiratory Mechanics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 26 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2003 and 2008 and 2010
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