Maximal expiratory flow rates in Australian adults.
1961
T SELBY, and
J READ
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D008448
Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate
The airflow rate measured during the first liter expired after the first 200 ml have been exhausted during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are MEFR, FEF 200-1200, and FEF 0.2-1.2.
The act of breathing with the LUNGS, consisting of INHALATION, or the taking into the lungs of the ambient air, and of EXHALATION, or the expelling of the modified air which contains more CARBON DIOXIDE than the air taken in (Blakiston's Gould Medical Dictionary, 4th ed.). This does not include tissue respiration (
Breathing
D001315
Australia
The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.
Canton and Enderbury Islands,Christmas Island,Christmas Island (Australia)
D019069
Cell Respiration
The metabolic process of all living cells (animal and plant) in which oxygen is used to provide a source of energy for the cell.