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Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Underestimates Severity of Airflow Obstruction in Acute Asthma

BACKGROUND: Several investigators have demonstrated a considerable disagreement between FEV(1) and PEFR to assess the severity of airflow obstruction. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the discrepancy between the two measurements affects the assessment in the severity of acute asthma....

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Autores principales: Choi, Inseon S., Koh, Youngil I., Lim, Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4531680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12298428
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2002.17.3.174