Improved efficacy of aerosol delivery to distal airways in pediatric subjects using a new spacer mouth-mask

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 64-68

  Yüksel, Hasan ^a   Berardino, Luigi ^b   Yüksel, Diydem ^c   Yilmaz, Özge ^a   Burak, Zeynep ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Nuclear Medicine ^*

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Inhalation; Radioaerosol images; Spacer mask

Indexed keywords

PENTETIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; NEBULIZATION; OROPHARYNX; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION SPACERS; LUNG; MALE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M PENTETATE;

EID: 33947423236     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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