Peak flow technique and the 'windmill' trainer in older subjects admitted with acute airflow limitation

Age and Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 259-261

  Clare, Josie ^a,b   Teale, Charlie ^a  

^a SEACROFT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airflow limitation; Older subjects; Peak expiratory flow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRFLOW; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE;

EID: 0034915890     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.3.259     Document Type: Article

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