Readability characteristics of consumer medication information for asthma inhalation devices

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 375-378

  Wallace, Lorraine ^a   Roskos, Steven ^a   Weiss, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inhalation device; Patient education; Readability

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; FORMOTEROL FUMARATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; ORCIPRENALINE; PIRBUTEROL ACETATE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL XINAFOATE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DRY POWDER; METERED DOSE INHALER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; READING; UNITED STATES;

ASTHMA; COMPREHENSION; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33745712770     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900600709856     Document Type: Article

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