Peak expiratory flow and the resistance of the mini-Wright peak flow meter

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 828-833

  Pedersen, O F ^a   Rasmussen, T R ^a   Omland, O ^a   Sigsgaard, T ^a   Quanjer, Ph H ^b   Miller, M R ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Added resistance; peak expiratory flow; peak flow meters; peak flow reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0029890226     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09040828     Document Type: Article

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