Results of a programme to improve house staff use of metered dose inhalers and spacers
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Results of a programme to improve house staff use of metered dose inhalers and spacers.
PURPOSE Metered dose inhalers (MDIs) and spacers are used widely in the treatment of asthma. Medical personnel who are responsible for training patients must themselves be proficient with the devices. The proficiency of a group of new medical interns with use of MDI and spacer devices was determined, and improvement in their use of these devices was sought. SUBJECTS Fifty six medical interns ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.930.221