Determinants of an incorrect inhalation technique in patients with asthma or COPD

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 255-260

  Hesselink, A E ^a   Penninx, B W J H ^a   Wijnhoven, H A H ^a   Kriegsman, D M W ^a   Van Eijk, J Th M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD; Determinants; Drug therapy; Health Related Quality of Life; Inhalation technique; Inhaler; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INHALATION; INHALER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; NETHERLANDS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; SELF CARE;

EID: 0035679731     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430152706792     Document Type: Article

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