Influence of an interactive computer-based inhaler technique tutorial on patient knowledge and inhaler technique

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-221

  Navarre, Matt ^a   Patel, Hiral ^a   Johnson, Cary E ^a   Durance, Ann ^a   McMorris, Marc ^a   Bria, William ^a   Erickson, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Inhaler; Patient education; Pulmonary disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33847360577     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1H256     Document Type: Article

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