Inhaler mishandling remains common in real life and is associated with reduced disease control
Andrea S. Melani,Marco Bonavia,Vincenzo Cilenti,Cristina Cinti,Marco Lodi,Paola Martucci,Maria Serra,Nicola Scichilone,Piersante Sestini,Maria Aliani,Margherita Neri +10 more
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In this paper, the authors investigated the prevalence of inhaler mishandling in a large population of experienced patients referring to chest clinics; to analyze the variables associated with misuse and the relationship between inhaler handling and health-care resources use and disease control.About:
This article is published in Respiratory Medicine.The article was published on 2011-06-01 and is currently open access. It has received 681 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dry-powder inhaler & Inhaler.read more
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