Asthma medications and how to use them

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-58

  Pongracic, Jacqueline A ^a,b,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

AEROSOL; ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY POWDER; HUMAN; INHALER; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0033835199     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200001000-00011     Document Type: Review

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