Underestimation of the peak flow variability in asthmatic children: Evaluation of a new formula

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-331

  Vargas, Mario H ^a,c   Ruiz Gutiérrez, Héctor Hernán ^c,d   Espinosa Serafin, Concepción ^d   Zúñiga Vázquez, Guillermo ^b   Furuya, María E Y ^c  

^a U de Invest Med/Epidemiol Clin   (Mexico)

^b Departamento de Neumología

^c HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

^d Hospital General Dr Gaudencio Gonzalez Garza   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Airway caliber; Asthma classification; Asthma monitoring; Circadian rhythm; Peak expiratory flow; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE;

EID: 15744383191     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20196     Document Type: Article

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