Reproducibility of home spirometry in children with newly diagnosed asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-38

  Pelkonen, Anna S ^a   Nikander, Kurt ^b   Turpeinen, Markku ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Peak expiratory flow; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIROMETRY;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0033986519     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(200001)29:1<34::AID-PPUL6>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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