Child and parent satisfaction with the use of spacer devices in acute asthma

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 604-607

  Cotterell, E M ^a,b   Gazarian, M ^b   Henry, R L ^b   O'Meara, M W ^a,b   Wales, S R ^a  

^a SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Patient satisfaction; Spacers

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INHALATION SPACERS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0036434921     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2002.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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