The effect of physiologic and mechanical aging on the performance of peak flowmeters

Chest

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 774-779

  Johns, David P ^a   Side, Eleonora ^a   Kendrick, Adrian H ^b   Williams, Trevor J ^a   Walters, E Haydn ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Peak expiratory flow; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MECHANICAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0031888558     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.3.774     Document Type: Article

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