Inertial sizing of aerosol inhaled during pediatric tidal breathing from an MDI with attached holding chamber

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-152

  Finlay, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beclomethasone; Child; Infant; Salbutamol; Spacer

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; SALBUTAMOL;

AEROSOL; AGE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DETERMINATION; FACE MASK; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METERED DOSE INHALER; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TIDAL VOLUME; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0032526525     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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