title: The physiology of small airways.
authors.affiliation: Meakins-Christie Laboratories, Montreal Chest Institute, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Macklem
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008448:Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange; D013500:Surface Tension; D014797:Vital Capacity