Salamol and inequalities in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 1244, 2006, Pages

  Asher, Innes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

AEROSOL; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCRIPTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; NOTE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; METERED DOSE INHALERS; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33750474847     PISSN: 11758716     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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