Peak flow monitoring for guided self-management in childhood asthma: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 606-612

  Wensley, Diane ^a   Silverman, Mike ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health service use; Quality of life; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF MONITORING; SPIROMETER; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PULMONARY VENTILATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444327669     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200307-1025OC     Document Type: Article

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