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MeSH Heading: Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate
Tree Number(s): E01.370.386.700.660.225.500; G09.772.650.300.590
Unique ID: D008448
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008448
Annotation: usually NIM; do not confuse with MAXIMAL MIDEXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; (MMFR)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Flow Rate, Maximal Expiratory; Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2-1.2; Forced Expiratory Flow 200-1200; MEFR
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: M0013143
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Maximal Expiratory Flow Rate Preferred Term
Term UI T025097
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Forced Expiratory Flow 0.2-1.2
Term UI T025094
Date12/05/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Forced Expiratory Flow 200-1200
Term UI T025095
Date12/05/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Flow Rate, Maximal Expiratory
Term UI T025096
Date03/14/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); MEFR
Term UI T540802
Date05/14/2003
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (2004)

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