Relationship between peak expiratory flow (PEF) and FEV1

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Paggiaro, P L ^a   Moscato, G ^b   Giannini, D ^a   Di Franco, A ^a   Gherson, G ^c  

^a Respiratory Pathophysiology   (Italy)

^b Fondazione S Maugeri   (Italy)

^c Respiratory Pathophysiology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSPASM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INHALATION TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031063910     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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