Compliance with and accuracy of daily self-assessment of peak expiratory flows (PEF) in asthmatic subjects over a three month period

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 880-885

  Verschelden, P ^a   Cartier, A ^a   L'Archeveque J ^a   Trudeau, C ^a   Malo, J L ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; peak expiratory flow rate; subject compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; SPIROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEROIDS;

EID: 0030003235     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09050880     Document Type: Article

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