Peak flow lability: Association with asthma and spirometry in an older cohort

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 895-901

  Enright, Paul L ^a,d   Burchette, Raoul J ^b   Peters, James A ^b   Lebowitz, Michael D ^a   McDonnell, William F ^c   Abbey, David E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Asthma; Peak flow; PEF lability; Spirometry; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0030863690     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.4.895     Document Type: Article

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