Quality control chart method for analyzing PEF variability in occupational asthma

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 223-228

  Hayati, Fazel ^a,f   Maghsoodloo, Seed ^b   DeVivo, Michael J ^c   Thomas, Robert E ^d   Lemiere, Catherine ^e  

^a EDGEWOOD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diurnal variation; Occupational asthma; PEF; Quality control chart

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORKPLACE;

ASTHMA; CANADA; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 39449099870     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20559     Document Type: Article

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