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MeSH Heading: Peak Expiratory Flow Rate
Tree Number(s): E01.370.386.700.660.225.600; G09.772.650.300.790
Unique ID: D010366
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010366
Annotation: usually NIM; do not confuse with MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; (MEFR)
Scope Note: Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.
Entry Term(s): Expiratory Peak Flow Rate; Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory; PEFR
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/12/12
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0016077
Scope Note: Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.
Terms: Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Preferred Term
Term UI T030607
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Flow Rate, Peak Expiratory
Term UI T030605
Date03/14/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Expiratory Peak Flow Rate
Term UI T030606
Date12/05/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); PEFR
Term UI T540798
Date05/14/2003
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2004)

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