Pathophysiology of Lung.

Author: Gil Ro HAN ¹ ; Juck Joon HWANG
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1. Department of Legal Medicine, College of Medicine Korea University, Korea.
Publication Type:Original Article
MeSH: Air Pollution; Bronchitis; Bronchopneumonia; Gases; Incidence; Lung*; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Smoke; Smoking
From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 1997;21(2):51-55
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: The lungs are constructed to carry out their cardinal function, the exchange of gases between inspired air and the blood. Because of air pollution and smoking, primary respiratory infections, such as bronchitis, bronchopneumonia, and other forms of pneumonia, are commonplace in clinical and pathologic practice. Malignancy of the lungs has risen steadily in incidence. So review of diseases of lung is necessary to remind pathologic aspect of lungs.