Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate
"Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D008448
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.660.225.500 G09.772.650.300.590
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| Concept/Terms |
Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate- Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate
- Forced Expiratory Flow 200-1200
- Forced Expiratory Flow 200 1200
- MEFR
- Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2-1.2
- Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2 1.2
- Flow Rate, Maximal Expiratory
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