Inhalation therapy: Help patients avoid these mistakes

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 714-720

  Self, Timothy H ^a,b   Wallace, Jessica L ^a,b   George, Christa M ^a   Howard Thompson, Amanda ^a   Schrock, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Methodist University Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ERROR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INHALATION; METERED DOSE INHALER; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POWDER INHALER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROCEDURES; REVIEW; SKILL; VIDEOTAPE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ASTHMA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856901087     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: 15337294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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