Barriers to Metered-dose Inhaler/spacer Use in Canadian Pediatric Emergency Departments: A National Survey

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1106-1113

  Osmond, Martin H ^a   Gazarian, Madlen ^a   Henry, Richard L ^a   Clifford, Tammy J ^a   Tetzlaff, Jennifer ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

asthma; barriers; children; nebulizer; spacers

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING RATE; CANADA; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METERED DOSE INHALERS;

EID: 35448976043     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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