Measuring peak flow enhances adherence to monitoring in asthma [1]

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 741-742

  Slader, Cassandra A ^a   Belousova, Elena G ^a,b   Reddel, Helen K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; BREATHING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE;

EID: 34547773122     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.073395     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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3. Simmons MS, Nides MA, Rand CS, et al. Unpredictability of deception in compliance with physician-prescribed bronchodilafor inhaler use in a clinical trial. Chest 2000;118:290-5.
4. Reddel HK, Toelle BG, Marks GB, et al. Analysis of adherence to peak flow monitoring when recording of data is electronic. BMJ 2002;324:146-7.
5. Ryan D, Cobern W, Wheeler J, et al. Mobile phone technology in the management of asthma. J Telemed Telecare 2005;11(Suppl 1):43-6.