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Editorial
. 2023 Jan 1;134(1):18-19.
doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00666.2022. Epub 2022 Nov 23.

Airway trees in the Anthropocene

Benjamin M Smith  1   2
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Editorial

Airway trees in the Anthropocene

Benjamin M Smith. J Appl Physiol (1985). .
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Keywords: airway; computed tomography; dysanapsis.

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