Diurnal variation of PEF and its use in epidemiological studies

European Respiratory Journal, Supplement

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Lebowitz, M D ^a,e   Krzyzanowski, M ^b,c   Quackenboss, J J ^a,d   O'Rourke, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

^c Bilthoven Division   (Netherlands)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Diurinal variation; Peak flow

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARIZONA; ASTHMA; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW-VOLUME CURVES; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031064814     PISSN: 09041850     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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