Evaluation of the use of inhaled medications by hospital inpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-118

  Batterink, Joshua ^a   Dahri, Karen ^b   Aulakh, Amneet ^b   Rempel, Carmen ^c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Clinical Services Unit Pharmaceutical Sciences Vancouver Acute Canada   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Diskus inhaler; Inhaler technique; Metered dose inhaler; Turbuhaler inhaler

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INHALATION; INHALER; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METERED DOSE INHALER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84878038526     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: 19202903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v65i2.1118     Document Type: Article

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