Peak expiratory flow monitoring in asthmatic children

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-469

  Fonseca, Ana Cristina C F ^b   Fonseca, Maria Tereza M ^b   Rodrigues, Mary Elisabeth S M ^b   Lasmar, Laura Maria L B F ^b   Camargos, Paulo A M ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UFMG ^*

Author keywords

Asthma; Monitoring; Peak expiratory flow

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33845472884     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1566     Document Type: Article

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