Inhaler devices in asthma and COPD - An assessment of inhaler technique and patient preferences

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 968-975

  Chorão, Pedro ^a   Pereira, Ana M ^a,b,c   Fonseca, João A ^a,b  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b Sports and Allergy Section   (Portugal)

^c Universidade do Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Asthma; COPD; Inhaler device; Inhaler technique; Patient preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRY POWDER INHALER; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION; INHALER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVICES; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZER; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STANDARDS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PORTUGAL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84902381206     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2014.04.019     Document Type: Article

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