Reference values for peak flow and FEV1 variation in healthy schoolchildren using home spirometry

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1262-1268

  Brouwer, A F J ^a,b   Roorda, R J ^a,c   Duiverman, E J ^b   Brand, P L P ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c St Anna Care Group   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Forced expiratory volume in one second; Home spirometry; Peak flow variation; Reference values; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EXPIRATORY FLOW; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME MONITORING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPIROMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58849148531     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00148107     Document Type: Article

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