Inhaler mishandling is very common in patients with chronic airflow obstruction and long-term home nebuliser use

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 668-676

  Melani, Andrea S ^a,m   Canessa, Pieraldo ^b   Coloretti, Isotta ^c   Deangelis, Giuseppe ^d   Detullio, Renato ^e   Del Donno, Mario ^f   Giacobbe, Raffaela ^g   Scarlato, Ines ^h   Serafini, Antonella ⁱ   Barbato, Natalino ^j   Vaghi, Adriano ^k   Sestini, Piersante ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Bartolomeo   (Italy)

^c PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UO Pneumotisiologia Territoriale ^*  (Italy)

^f AO G Rummo   (Italy)

^g AO Cardarelli   (Italy)

^h Ospedale Mariano Santo   (Italy)

ⁱ Divisione di Nefrologia   (Italy)

^j Ospedale G da Procida   (Italy)

^k Ospedale Salvini   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^m AUSL Ferrara   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Aerosol therapy; Asthma; COPD; Inhaler technique; Nebuliser; Patient education

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; FENOTEROL; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NEDOCROMIL; OXITROPIUM BROMIDE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HOME RESPIRATORY CARE; HUMAN; INHALER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEBULIZER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859103635     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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