Aerosols and spacers for acute asthma in children. Evolution and time to change the routine

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 274-276

  Ribeiro, Jose Dirceu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DORNASE ALFA; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; NEDOCROMIL;

AEROSOL; ASTHMA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; HUMAN; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOTE; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 28244473352     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: 00217557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1361     Document Type: Editorial

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