PIKO-1, an effective, handy device for the patient's personal PEFR and FEV1 electronic long-term monitoring

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 84-89

  Dal Negro, Roberto W ^a   Micheletto, C ^b   Tognella, S ^b   Turati, C ^a   Bisato, R ^a   Guerriero, M ^b   Sandri, M ^b   Turco, P ^b  

^a Ospedale 2   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERSONAL MONITORING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SIGN TEST; SPIROMETRY; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 34547550825     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2007.494     Document Type: Article

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