Kittredge, Mary, 1949-

The respiratory system / Mary Kittredge ; introduction by C. Everett Koop ; foreword by Sandra Thurman. - Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2000. - 108 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - 21st century health and wellness .

Originally published in series: The encyclopedia of health. The healthy body.

Includes bibliographical references (95-96) and index.

Discusses the complex components of the respiratory system as well as information on the conditions to which it most commonly falls prey, like lung cancer and pneumonia.

0791055248

99-051571


Respiration--Juvenile literature.
Respiratory organs--Diseases--Juvenile literature.
Respiration.
Respiratory system--Diseases.

RC756 / .K58 2000

616.2