A comparison of breath-actuated and conventional metered-dose inhaler inhalation techniques in elderly subjects

Chest

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1332-1337

  Chapman, K R ^a   Love, L ^a   Brubaker, H ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETER; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0027376998     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.104.5.1332     Document Type: Article

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