A prospective observational study of patient training in use of the autohaler® inhaler device: The Sirocco Study

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 563-570

  Giraud, Violane ^a   Allaert, F A ^b   Magnan, A ^c,d,e  

^a Paris la Défense   (France)

^b DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e L INSTITUT DU THORAX   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Autohaler; Education; Inhalation technique

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LONG ACTING BETA 2 AGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INHALATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METERED DOSE INHALER; MONOTHERAPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZER; OBSERVATION;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OBSERVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960980010     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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