Serial PEF measurement is superior to cross-shift change in diagnosing occupational asthma

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 574-578

  Park, D ^a   Moore, V C ^a   Burge, C B S G ^a   Jaakkola, M S ^a,b   Robertson, A S ^a,b   Burge, P S ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oasys 2; Occupational asthma; Peak expiratory flow; Pulmonary function testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIFT WORKER;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70349147751     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00150108     Document Type: Article

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