Aerosol recovery from large-volume reservoir delivery systems is highly dependent on the static properties of the reservoir

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 668-672

  Van Der Veen, M J ^a   Van Der Zee, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerosol delivery; Nebulizer; Reservoir; Static field

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M; HISTAMINE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032949627     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.13366899     Document Type: Article

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