Elderly people's technique in using dry powder inhalers

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7303, 2001, Pages 49-

  Dow, Lindsey ^a   Fowler, L ^a   Lamb, H ^a   Hall, G H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; DRY POWDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METERED DOSE INHALER; POWDER INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0035822317     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7303.49/a     Document Type: Letter

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