Comparison of elderly people's technique in using two dry powder inhalers to deliver zanamivir: Randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7286, 2001, Pages 577-579

  Diggory, P ^a   Fernandez, C ^a   Humphrey, A ^a   Jones, V ^a   Murphy, M ^a  

^a MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZANAMIVIR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POWDER INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TECHNIQUE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GUANIDINES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NEURAMINIDASE; POWDERS; PYRANS; SIALIC ACIDS; ZANAMIVIR;

EID: 0035835924     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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