Physicians' knowledge of inhaler devices and inhalation techniques remains poor in Spain

Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Plaza, Vicente ^a   Sanchis, Joaquín ^a   Roura, Pere ^b   Molina, Jesús ^c   Calle, Myriam ^d   Quirce, Santiago ^e   Viejo, José Luís ^f   Caballero, Fernando ^g   Murio, Cristina ^h  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

^c Health Centre France I C/   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ IDIPAZ   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSIDAD FRANCISCO DE VITORIA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

DPI; Inhalation devices; Inhalation technique; Inhaled therapy; Misuse of pMDI; PMDI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; INHALER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POWDER INHALER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PHYSICIANS; SPAIN;

EID: 84856727834     PISSN: 19412711     EISSN: 19412703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jamp.2011.0895     Document Type: Article

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