High-percentage lung delivery in children from detergent-treated spacers

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 389-393

  Wildhaber, Johannes H ^a,b   Janssens, Hettie M ^a   Piérart, Frédéric ^a   Dore, Nigel D ^a   Devadason, Sunalene G ^a   LeSouëf, Peter N ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Children; Detergent coating; Inhalation device; Lung deposition; Spacers

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DETERGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034111627     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(200005)29:5<389::AID-PPUL8>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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