Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
"Peak Expiratory Flow Rate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.
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D010366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.660.225.600 G09.772.650.300.790
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peak Expiratory Flow Rate" by people in Profiles.
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Bolen AR, Henneberger PK, Liang X, Sama SR, Preusse PA, Rosiello RA, Milton DK. The validation of work-related self-reported asthma exacerbation. Occup Environ Med. 2007 May; 64(5):343-8.
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Tateno H, Nakamura H, Minematsu N, Nakajima T, Takahashi S, Nakamura M, Fukunaga K, Asano K, Lilly CM, Yamaguchi K. Plasma eotaxin level and severity of asthma treated with corticosteroid. Respir Med. 2004 Aug; 98(8):782-90.
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Kriebel D, Myers D, Cheng M, Woskie S, Cocanour B. Short-term effects of formaldehyde on peak expiratory flow and irritant symptoms. Arch Environ Health. 2001 Jan-Feb; 56(1):11-8.
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Delfino RJ, Zeiger RS, Seltzer JM, Street DH, Matteucci RM, Anderson PR, Koutrakis P. The effect of outdoor fungal spore concentrations on daily asthma severity. Environ Health Perspect. 1997 Jun; 105(6):622-35.
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Eisen EA, Wegman DH, Kriebel D, Woskie SR, Hu X. An epidemiologic approach to the study of acute reversible health effects in the workplace. Epidemiology. 1991 Jul; 2(4):263-70.