A new asthma spacer device to improve compliance in children: A pilot study

Respirology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 499-506

  Chaney, Gervase ^a   Clements, Barry ^a   Landau, Lou ^a   Bulsara, Max ^a   Watt, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Children; Compliance; Incentive; Spacer

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; INTERVIEW; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INHALATION SPACERS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13144276284     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00641.x     Document Type: Review

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