Nebulizer efficiency: Modeling versus in vitro testing

Respiratory Care

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 984-988

  Dennis, John H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SolAero   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; NEBULIZER; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER INHALER; RESPIRATORY CARE; REVIEW; TIDAL VOLUME; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERIALS TESTING; NOTE; PRODUCTIVITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 35148876710     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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