Metered Dose Inhaler with Spacer Versus Dry Powder Inhaler for Delivery of Salbutamol in Acute Exacerbations of Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-20

  Lodha, Rakesh ^a   Gupta, Gaurav ^a   Baruah, Bedanta Prakash ^a   Nagpal, Rajiv ^a   Kabra, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; Asthma; Metered dose inhaler; Rotahaler; Spacer

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY POWDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; AEROSOLS; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; OXYGEN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; POWDERS;

EID: 0942287836     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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