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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...
Autores principales: | Janson, Christer, Henderson, Richard, Löfdahl, Magnus, Hedberg, Martin, Sharma, Raj, Wilkinson, Alexander J K |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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