Inadequate skill of healthcare professionals in using asthma inhalation devices

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 593-598

  Self, Timothy H ^a,b   Arnold, Lori B ^a,b   Czosnowski, Lauren M ^a,b   Swanson, Joseph M ^a   Swanson, Heather ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Healthcare professionals; Inhalation devices; Skill

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INHALATION SPACER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDLINE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; POWDER INHALER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 35448951633     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900701554334     Document Type: Review

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