Aerosol inhalation from spacers and valved holding chambers requires few tidal breaths for children

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Schultz, André ^a,b,c   Le Souëf, Timothy J ^a   Venter, André ^b   Zhang, Guicheng ^a   Devadason, Sunalene G ^a,c   Le Souëf, Peter N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosol drug therapy; Asthma; Children

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TIDAL VOLUME;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INHALATION SPACERS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 78649644958     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1377     Document Type: Article

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