Prescribing and administration of nebulized bronchodilators: A prospective audit in a university hospital

Respirology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-207

  Khoo, See Meng ^a   Lim, T K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bronchodilators; Ipratropium bromide; Nebulizers; Salbutamol

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUTEROL; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0038610729     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2003.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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