Peak expiratory flow rates in healthy Turkish children living in Istanbul, Turkey

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 313-320

  Öneş, Ülker ^a,b   Somer, Ayper ^a   Sapan, Nihat ^c   Dişçi, Rian ^b   Güler, Nermin ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 8844281532     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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