Control charts demonstrated limited utility for the monitoring of lung function in asthma

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-61

  Turner, Robin M ^a   Hayen, Andrew ^a   MacAskill, Petra ^a   Irwig, Les ^a   Reddel, Helen K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenergic beta agonists; Asthma; Control charts; Glucocorticoids; Monitoring; Peak expiratory flow

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 82255191795     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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