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Environmental impact of inhalers for respiratory diseases: decreasing the carbon footprint while preserving patient-tailored treatment

Patients with asthma and Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Disease (COPD) rely on three main device classes for inhalation therapy: metered-dose inhalers (MDIs), dry powder inhalers (DPIs) and soft-mist inhalers (SMIs). The carbon footprint (CF) of these inhalers differs with MDIs having a higher impa...

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Autores principales: Panigone, Sara, Sandri, Federica, Ferri, Rossella, Volpato, Andrea, Nudo, Elena, Nicolini, Gabriele
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/PMC7173981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32238349
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000571