Peak expiratory flow monitoring is not a reliable method for establishing the diagnosis of occupational asthma.

Volume: 152, Issue: 3, Pages: 1100 - 1102
Published: Sep 1, 1995
Abstract
This is a study of the reliability of peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring using a portable computerized peak flow meter, the VMX Mini-log, in 17 subjects referred for suspected occupational asthma. Subjects were requested to monitor their PEF six times daily using the VMX Mini-Log for 2 wk at work and at least 10 d away from work. They were unaware that their readings were stored by the flow meter in addition to the digital readout. Four...
Paper Details
Title
Peak expiratory flow monitoring is not a reliable method for establishing the diagnosis of occupational asthma.
Published Date
Sep 1, 1995
Volume
152
Issue
3
Pages
1100 - 1102
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