Peak Expiratory Flow Rate in Healthy Children from Tehran

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-28

  Gharagozlo, M ^a   Khajooe, V ^b   Moin, M ^c   Rezvani, M ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Child; Iran; Peak expiratory flow rate

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0242539850     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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