GENEBU Project. Equipment and drugs used for home nebulizer therapy in Italy

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 231-236

  Melani, Andrea S ^a   Pirrelli, M ^a   Sestini, P ^b   Del Donno, M ^c   Bonavia, M ^d   Canessa, P ^e   Giacomelli, C ^f   Cilenti, V ^g   Martucci, P ^h   Sena, A ^h   Grande, G ⁱ   Cappiello, V ^l   Aliani, M ^j   Neri, M ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^d Ospedale La Colletta   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Tabarracci   (Italy)

^g REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^h CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ Clinica delle Magnolie   (Italy)

^j ICCRS Fondazie Maugeri   (Italy)

^k Centro Medico di Tradate   (Italy)

^l NONE

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Author keywords

Aerosol; Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical practice; Home care; Nebulizer therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMBROXOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; BROMHEXINE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FENOTEROL; FLUNISOLIDE; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MESNA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; OXITROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL; SOBREROL; STEROID; TIAMFENICOL; TIOPRONIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG USE; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INHALER; ITALY; JET NEBULIZER; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; METERED DOSE INHALER; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POWDER INHALER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SPUTUM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 0038107379     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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