Evaluation of the influence of patient age and spacer device volume on aerosol lung deposition

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 387-390

  Rocha Filho, Wilson ^a,c   Noronha, Virgínia X ^b   Senna, Simone N ^b   Simal, Carlos Jorge R ^b   Mendonça, Wawrwyk B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FELÍCIO ROCHO   (Brazil)

^b HFR   (Brazil)

^c HFR ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

99mtechnetium fitate; Inhalation therapy; Spacers

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PHYTATE TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; SPACER DEVICE; AGE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; INHALATION SPACER; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INHALATION SPACERS; LUNG; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 28244473901     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/1223     Document Type: Article

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