Medication nebulizer performance: Effects of diluent volume, nebulizer flow, and nebulizer brand

Chest

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 498-505

  Hess, Dean ^a   Fisher, Daniel ^a   Williams, Purris ^a   Pooler, Sharon ^a   Kacmarek, Robert M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol therapy; inhaled bronchodilator administration; nebulizers

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; DILUTION; GAS FLOW; LUNG MODEL; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029763316     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.2.498     Document Type: Article

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