Comparison of circulaire(TM) to conventional small volume nebulizer for the treatment of bronchospasm in the emergency department

Respiratory Care

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1170-1174

  Hoffman, Lee ^a,b,c   Smithline, Howard ^b,c  

^a Pulmonary Division

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DEPOSIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031443684     PISSN: 00989142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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