Peak expiratory flow rate in a random healthy population of Coimbatore

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-133

  Jepegnanam, Vimala ^a   Amirtharaj, Getsie ^b   Sulochana, ^b   Damodarasamy, ^b   Madhusudhan Rao, V ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology   (India)

Author keywords

age; mini peak flow meter; PEFR; regression equations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0029964150     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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