Effect of electrostatic charge, flow, delay and multiple actuations on the in vitro delivery of salbutamol from different small volume spacers for infants

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 985-988

  Wildhaber, Johannes H ^a   Devadason, Sunalene G ^a   Eber, Ernst ^a   Hayden, Mark J ^a   Everard, Mark L ^a   Summers, Quentin A ^b   LeSouëf, Peter N ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosol therapy; Electrostatic charge; Inhalation devices

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029804408     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.10.985     Document Type: Article

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