Evaluation of an electronic hand-held spirometer in patients with asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1177-1180

  Hamid, S ^a   Corden, Z M ^a   Ryan, D P ^b   Burnett, I ^c   Cochrane, G M ^a,d  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Woodbrook Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c 3M Drug Delivery Systems   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; TIME;

EID: 0031787629     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90417-6     Document Type: Article

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