Educational intervention for correct pressurised metered dose inhaler technique in Trinidadian patients with asthma

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-97

  Pinto Pereira, Lexley ^a   Clement, Yuri ^a   Simeon, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Continuous education; pMDI technique; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0035218565     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(00)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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