Comparison of three valved holding chambers for the delivery of fluticasone propionate-HFA to an infant face model

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

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 160-167

  Louca, Emily ^a   Leung, Kitty ^a   Coates, Allan L ^a   Mitchell, Jolyon P ^b   Nagel, Mark W ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Infant; Infant face model; Inhaled steroids; Metered dose inhaler; Valved holding chamber

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; FLOVENT HFA; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRICITY; FACE; FACE MASK; FILTER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INHALATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIALS; METERED DOSE INHALER; PHYSICAL MODEL; PNEUMOTACHYGRAPHY; SIMULATOR; STANDARD; VALVE; VALVED HOLDING CHAMBER; WAVEFORM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANDROSTADIENES; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; ELECTROSTATICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERIALS TESTING; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MODELS, ANATOMIC;

EID: 33745586790     PISSN: 08942684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jam.2006.19.160     Document Type: Article

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