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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
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Effect of a bed covering system in children with asthma and house dust mite hypersensitivity.
J. Frederick
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J. Warner
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WJ Jessop
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I. Enander
,
J. Warner
European Respiratory Journal
1997
Corpus ID: 18840380
Allergen avoidance is regarded as an important approach to management of atopic asthma. The effect of Intervent bed covering…
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Eosinophil cationic protein levels in induced sputum correlate with the severity of bronchial asthma.
K. Fujimoto
,
K. Kubo
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Y. Matsuzawa
,
M. Sekiguchi
Chest
1997
Corpus ID: 26025431
Activated eosinophils play an important role in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma. In this study, we analyzed the inflammatory…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Subsensitivity of bronchodilator and systemic beta 2 adrenoceptor responses after regular twice daily treatment with eformoterol dry powder in asthmatic patients.
D. Newnham
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A. Grove
,
Denis G. McDevitt
Thorax
1995
Corpus ID: 9386708
BACKGROUND--There is controversy as to the role of long acting beta 2 agonists such as eformoterol and, in particular, whether…
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
A comparison of fluticasone propionate, 1 mg daily, with beclomethasone dipropionate, 2 mg daily, in the treatment of severe asthma. International Study Group.
N. Barnes
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G. Marone
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G. D. Di Maria
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S. Visser
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I. Utama
,
S. Payne
European Respiratory Journal
1993
Corpus ID: 19698904
We wanted to compare the efficacy and safety of fluticasone propionate, a new topically active inhaled corticosteroid, to that of…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Cutaneous vasoconstrictor response to glucocorticoids in asthma
P. Brown
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S. Teelucksingh
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S. P. Matusiewicz
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A. Greening
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G. Crompton
,
C. Edwards
The Lancet
1991
Corpus ID: 9585719
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Measurement of bronchial hyperreactivity in infants and preschool children using a new method.
G. Murakami
,
T. Igarashi
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+4 authors
T. Okada
Annals of allergy
1990
Corpus ID: 1124928
We report a new method for examination of bronchial reactivity by measuring transcutaneous oxygen pressure (tcPO2) during the…
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Formoterol, a new long-acting bronchodilator for inhalation.
P. Arvidsson
,
S. Larsson
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C. Löfdahl
,
B. Melander
,
L. Wåhlander
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N. Svedmyr
European Respiratory Journal
1989
Corpus ID: 22606350
The aim of this study was to evaluate if treatment with inhaled formoterol is appreciated by asthmatics and whether it causes…
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Persistence of peak flow decrement in children following ozone exposures exceeding the National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
P. Lioy
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T. Vollmuth
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M. Lippmann
Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
1985
Corpus ID: 39007554
A linear regression was calculated between the peak one-hour ozone concentration for a given day and forced vital capacity (FVC…
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Identification of exercise-induced asthma among intercollegiate athletes.
S. G. Rice
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C. Bierman
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G. Shapiro
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C. Furukawa
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W. Pierson
Annals of allergy
1985
Corpus ID: 24683279
Nine hundred eight-three new intercollegiate athletes were evaluated to estimate the frequency of exercise-induced asthma (EIA…
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Review
1979
Review
1979
An evaluation of pharmacotherapy for exercise-induced asthma.
Sandra D. Anderson
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J. Seale
,
Linda Ferris
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R. Schoeffel
,
D. Lindsay
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
1979
Corpus ID: 42055374
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