Comparison of patient preference and ease of teaching inhaler technique for Pulmicort Turbuhaler® versus pressurized metered-dose inhalers

Journal of Aerosol Medicine: Deposition, Clearance, and Effects in the Lung

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-139

  Welch, Michael J ^a,d   Nelson, Harold S ^b   Shapiro, Gail ^c   Bensch, George W ^d   Sokol, William N ^e   Smith, Joseph A ^f   Parasuraman, Bhash M ^f  

^a ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEDICAL GROUP AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Asthma Inc   (United States)

^d Health Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^e Health Research Institute   (United States)

^f ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry powder inhaler; Inhaler technique; Preference; Pressurized metered dose inhaler; Pulmicort Turbuhaler

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; VANCERIL DOUBLE STRENGTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRY POWDER; EXPERIENCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INHALATION SPACERS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242669556     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/0894268041457174     Document Type: Article

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