Effect of hydrofluoroalkane-ethanol inhalers on estimated alcohol levels in asthmatic subjects

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-116

  Bruce, Colleen ^b,c   Chan, Hiang Ping ^b,c   Mueller, Lyndall ^d   Thomas, Paul S ^b,c   Yates, Deborah H ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Asthma; Metered dose inhaler

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL; SALBUTAMOL SULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETER;

ADULT; AEROSOL PROPELLANTS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BREATH TESTS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 58149123014     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01393.x     Document Type: Article

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