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Peak expiratory flow rate measurement
Known as:
PEFR
, peak expiratory flow rate test
, Expiratory Peak Flow Rate
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Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.
National Institutes of Health
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Use of regularly scheduled albuterol treatment in asthma: genotype-stratified, randomised, placebo-controlled cross-over trial
E. Israel
,
V. Chinchilli
,
+21 authors
J. Drazen
The Lancet
2004
Corpus ID: 576731
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Improved health outcomes in patients with COPD during 1 yr's treatment with tiotropium
W. Vincken
,
J. V. van Noord
,
+4 authors
P. Cornelissen
European Respiratory Journal
2002
Corpus ID: 13358385
Tiotropium, a novel once-daily inhaled anticholinergic, has been shown to improve lung function over a 24-h period. In order to…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Time course and recovery of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
T. Seemungal
,
G. Donaldson
,
A. Bhowmik
,
D. Jeffries
,
J. Wedzicha
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…
2000
Corpus ID: 12274346
Although exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with symptomatic and physiological…
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The Comparative Effects of Postoperative Analgesic Therapies on Pulmonary Outcome: Cumulative Meta-Analyses of Randomized, Controlled Trials
J. Ballantyne
,
D. Carr
,
+5 authors
F. Mosteller
Anesthesia and Analgesia
1998
Corpus ID: 37136047
We performed meta-analyses of randomized, control trials to assess the effects of seven analgesic therapies on postoperative…
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Peak expiratory flow: conclusions and recommendations of a Working Party of the European Respiratory Society.
P. Quanjer
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M. Lebowitz
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I. Gregg
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M. Miller
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O. Pedersen
The European respiratory journal. Supplement
1997
Corpus ID: 10763391
The use of peak flow meters has been widely adopted for monitoring patients with asthma. The Working Party of the European…
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Statistics notes: Measurement error
J. Bland
,
D. Altman
1996
Corpus ID: 71367260
Several measurements of the same quantity on the same subject will not in general be the same. This may be because of natural…
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Comparison of addition of salmeterol to inhaled steroids with doubling of the dose of inhaled steroids.
A. Woolcock
,
B. Lundback
,
N. Ringdal
,
L. Jacques
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care…
1996
Corpus ID: 35684563
A study was done to compare the efficacy and safety of the coprescription of salmeterol 50 microgram twice daily or 100 microgram…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Antibiotics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations. A meta-analysis.
S. Saint
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S. Bent
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E. Vittinghoff
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D. Grady
JAMA
1995
Corpus ID: 20011868
OBJECTIVE A meta-analysis of randomized trials was performed to estimate the effectiveness of antibiotics in treating…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Respiratory viruses and exacerbations of asthma in adults.
K. Nicholson
,
J. Kent
,
D. Ireland
BMJ
1993
Corpus ID: 17319435
OBJECTIVE--To study the role of respiratory viruses in exacerbations of asthma in adults. DESIGN--Longitudinal study of 138…
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Comparison of normal and asthmatic circadian rhythms in peak expiratory flow rate.
M. Hetzel
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T. Clark
Thorax
1980
Corpus ID: 2881799
A computer technique (cosinor analysis) has been used to evaluate circadian rhythms in airway calibre in normals and asthmatics…
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