Short-term compliance with peak flow monitoring: Results from a study of inner city children with asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 203-210

  Redline, Susan ^a,f   Wright, Elizabeth C ^b   Kattan, Meyer ^c   Kercsmar, Carolyn ^d   Weiss, Kevin ^e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; children; inner city; peak flow rates; self management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRONICS; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; POVERTY AREAS; SELF CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029928403     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199604)21:4<203::AID-PPUL1>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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