Characteristics of Spacer Device Use by Patients with Asthma and COPD

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 357-361

  Guss, David ^a   Barash, Ilona A ^a   Castillo, Edward M ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; metered dose inhalers; spacer devices

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPACER DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 55649102069     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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