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Carbon footprint impact of the choice of inhalers for asthma and COPD

In the 1990s, metered dose inhalers (MDIs) containing chlorofluorocarbons were replaced with dry-powder inhalers (DPIs) and MDIs containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). While HFCs are not ozone depleting, they are potent greenhouse gases. Annual carbon footprint (CO(2)e), per patient were 17 kg for Re...

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Autores principales: Janson, Christer, Henderson, Richard, Löfdahl, Magnus, Hedberg, Martin, Sharma, Raj, Wilkinson, Alexander J K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929707/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31699805
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213744