A comparison of a new transtelephonic portable spirometer with a laboratory spirometer

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 209-213

  Izbicki, G ^a   Abboud, S ^b   Jordan, P ^a   Perruchoud, A P ^a   Bolliger, C T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asthma; Flow volume curve; Home monitoring; Spirophone; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FLOW VOLUME CURVE; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SPIROMETRY; TELEMETRY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0032826412     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3003.1999.14a35.x     Document Type: Article

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