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Inhaler technique education in elderly patients with asthma or COPD: impact on disease exacerbations—a protocol for a single-blinded randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)and asthma affect more than 10% of the population. Most patients use their inhaler incorrectly, mainly the elderly, thereby becoming more susceptible to poor clinical control and exacerbations. Placebo device training is regarded as one of th...

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Autores principales: Maricoto, Tiago, Correia-de-Sousa, Jaime, Taborda-Barata, Luís
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6352786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30696670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022685