Pharmacist-led intervention study to improve inhalation technique in asthma and COPD patients

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-70

  Hämmerlein, Andrea ^a   Müller, Uta ^a   Schulz, Martin ^a,b  

^a Center for Drug Information and Pharmacy Practice   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

asthma; COPD; guidelines; inhalation technique; intervention; pharmacy practice

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHECKLIST; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INHALATION SPACER; INHALER; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; POWDER INHALER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751654807     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01369.x     Document Type: Article

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