AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT
Authors: CARL BINGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Articles Contributed in Honor of Dr. Joseph H. Pratt1 July 1937AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATTTHE PSYCHO-BIOLOGY OF BREATHING*CARL BINGER, M.D.CARL BINGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-1-195 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis paper deals with what I have called the psycho-biology of breathing and its relation to diseases of the respiratory system. In it I have attempted to review the essential physiological facts of respiration and to indicate, when possible, links between our physiological and psychological knowledge. 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