Do asthma patients prefer to monitor symptoms or peak flow?

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 940-943

  Harver, Andrew ^a   Humphries, C Thomas ^a,b   Kotses, Harry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b Asthma and Allergy Specialists   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Peak flow; Peak flow monitoring; Symptom monitoring; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FLOWMETER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449646794     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770900903274475     Document Type: Article

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