Serial peak expiratory flow measurement in the diagnosis of occupational asthma

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Gannon, P F G ^a   Sherwood Burge, P ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis occupational asthma peak expiratory flow

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ASTHMA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031063824     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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