Medical personnel and patient skill in the use of metered dose inhalers: A multicentric study

Respiration

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-198

  Plaza, Vicente ^a,h   Sanchis, Joaquin ^a   Antepara, I ^b   Basomba, A ^b   Cadahia, A ^c   Cobos, N ^d   Conde, J ^e   Duce, F ^f   Losada, E ^g   Martinez, J ^g   Ojeda, A ^h   Sanchez L ^h   Sanchis, J ^h   Sobradillo, V ⁱ   Viejo, J L ^j  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^g Hospital Nuestra Senora de Covadonga   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Errors in aerosol inhalation inhaler devices; Inhalation technique; Metered dose inhalers, misuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ERROR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METERED DOSE INHALER; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKILL; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NURSES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 0031841382     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029259     Document Type: Article

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