Patient handling of a dry-powder inhaler in clinical practice

Chest

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1480-1484

  Epstein, Stanley ^a   Maidenberg, Ari ^a   Hallett, David ^a   Khan, Kay ^a   Chapman, Kenneth R ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Device; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY POWDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERIALS HANDLING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035166743     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.120.5.1480     Document Type: Article

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