Misuse of medical devices: A persistent problem in self-management of asthma and allergic disease

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 74-76.e2

  Bonds, Rana S ^a   Asawa, Ashish ^a   Ghazi, Aasia I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE MISUSE; MEDICATION ERROR; METERED DOSE INHALER; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; COMPLICATION; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICES; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EPINEPHRINE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84918768684     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.10.016     Document Type: Article

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