title: [Comparison of the degree of peak expiratory flow (PEF) in children measured with a "Vitalograph" meter and automatic spirometer SA-02].
abstract: PEF values in 475 healthy children (age 9-15 years, 138 females, 337 males) measured with a Vitalograph meter and an automatic spirometer SA-02 were compared. The results were comparable in all except in 9, 10, 11 year old boys, in whom the PEF values measured with a Vitalograph meter were statistically higher in comparison with the readings given by the automatic spirometer. The authors have demonstrated the high reliability of the Vitalograph meter in assessing PEF.
authors.affiliation: IV Katedry i Kliniki Pediatrii Slaskiej AM, Katowicach.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mazur
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gozdalski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sada-Cieślar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010366:Peak Expiratory Flow Rate / Q000502:physiology; D012015:Reference Standards; D012119:Respiration / Q000502:physiology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards; D012737:Sex Factors; D013147:Spirometry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom
vernacular_title: Porównanie wielkości szczytowego przepływu wydechowego (PEF) u dzieci mierzonego miernikiem firmy "Vitalograph" i spirometrem automatycznym SA-02.