Pitfalls of inhalation technique in chronic asthmatics. Effect of education program and correlation with peak expiratory flow

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1205-1209

  Alamoudi, Omer S ^a  

^a KING ABDUL AZIZ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH HOLDING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AEROSOLS; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0346242756     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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