Assessing symptoms and peak expiratory flow rate as predictors of asthma exacerbations

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William M. Tierney
J. Franklin Roesner
Roopa Seshadri
Michael G. Lykens
Michael D. Murray
Morris Weinberger
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[1] Received from the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics,Department of Medicine
[2] Indiana University School of Medicine,Department of Medicine
[3] Regenstrief Institute for Health Care,undefined
[4] Roudebush VA Medical Center,undefined
[5] Division of Pulmonary,undefined
[6] Allergy,undefined
[7] Critical Care,undefined
[8] and Occupational Medicine,undefined
[9] Indiana University School of Medicine,undefined
[10] Division of Biostatistics,undefined
[11] Purdue University School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences,undefined
[12] Indiana University School of Medicine,undefined
来源
Journal of General Internal Medicine | 2004年 / 19卷
关键词
asthma; peak expiratory flow rate; symptoms; quality of life;
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) and quality of life scores for their ability to predict exacerbations of asthma.
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页码:237 / 242
页数:5
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