PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE AMONG HEALTHY SCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 8-13 YEARS IN PUDUCHERRY, SOUTH INDIA

Abstract

r. R. Venkateswara Babu

The aim of this study was to measure the peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) among healthy school going children in 8-13 years age group. Further, the study aimed to examine the correlation between PEFR and anthropometric parameters including height, and weight stratified by age and sex, to create nomogram of PEFR and formulate regression formula for PEFR.

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