Assessment of inhaler techniques employed by patients with respiratory diseases in southern Brazil: a population-based study

OBJECTIVE: To identify incorrect inhaler techniques employed by patients with respiratory diseases in southern Brazil and to profile the individuals who make such errors. METHODS: This was a population-based, cross-sectional study involving subjects ≥ 10 years of age using metered dose inhalers (MDI...

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Main Authors: Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Silvia Elaine Cardozo Macedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000500513&lng=en&tlng=en