Precision and accuracy of self-measured peak expiratory flow rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 919-924

  Murata, Glen H ^a,b   Lium, Deborah J ^a   Busby, Helen K ^a   Kapsner, Curtis O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; PREDNISONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SELF EXAMINATION;

EID: 0031667945     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199810000-00005     Document Type: Article

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