A single measure of FE[V.sub.1] is associated with risk of asthma attacks in long-term follow-up *

Authors :: Kitch, Barrett T.
Paltiel, A. David
Kuntz, Karen M.
Dockery, Douglas W.
Schouten, Jan P.
Weiss, Scott T.
Fuhlbrigge, Anne L.
Source :: Chest. December 2004, Vol. 126 Issue 6, p1875, 8 p.
Publication Year :: 2004
Abstract: Background: Clinical practice guidelines for asthma care emphasize the use of objective measures of asthma severity, and yet little data exist on the relationship between FE[V.sub.1] and asthma outcomes over [...]

Subjects :: Chest -- Diseases
Pulmonary function tests
Asthma -- Risk factors -- Patient outcomes
Health
Risk factors
Patient outcomes

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