Comparison of five portable peak flow meters

OBJECTIVE: To compare the measurements of spirometric peak expiratory flow (PEF) from five different PEF meters and to determine if their values are in agreement. Inaccurate equipment may result in incorrect diagnoses of asthma and inappropriate treatments. METHODS: Sixty-eight healthy, sedentary an...

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Main Authors: Glaucia Nency Takara, Gualberto Ruas, Bruna Varanda Pessoa, Luciana Kawakami Jamami, Valéria Amorim Pires Di Lorenzo, Mauricio Jamami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2010-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322010000500003