Mini-Wright peak flow meters are reliable after 5 years use

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 457-459

  Douma, W R ^a   Van Der Mark, Th W ^a   Folgering, H Th M ^b   Kort, E ^a   Kerstjens, H A M ^a   Koeter G H ^a   Postma, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

obstructive airways disease; peak expiratory flow; peak expiratory flow meter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLOWMETER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0031041751     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020457     Document Type: Article

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