Gender differences in metered-dose inhaler-spacer device technique

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1324-1327

  Chafin, Carol C ^a   Tolley, Elizabeth A ^c   George, Christa M ^a   Demirkan, Kutay ^d   Kuhl, David A ^a,d   Pugazhenthi, Muthiah ^b   Self, Timothy H ^a  

^a Nashville Clinical Education Center and Statewide   (United States)

^b Division of Pulmonary   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033760901     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.20.17.1324.34892     Document Type: Article

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