Comparison between peak expiratory flow and FEV1 measurements on a home spirometer and on a pneumotachograph in children with asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 813-818

  Brouwer, Alwin F J ^a   Roorda, Ruurd Jan ^b   Brand, Paul L P ^a  

^a Princess Amalia Children's Clinic   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANNA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Childhood asthma; Home spirometer; Lung function; Peak flow

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; STANDARD; WAVEFORM;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 35348880801     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20660     Document Type: Article

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