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Use of Assist Devices to Actuate Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers in Elderly Patients with Asthma

INTRODUCTION: Some elderly patients experience difficulty when attempting to use pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) due to reduced finger muscle strength. However, no studies have investigated the finger muscle strength required for pMDI actuation. Therefore, we created a modified pMDI pinch...

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Autores principales: Hirose, Masahiro, Kondo, Rieko, Horiguchi, Takahiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8137772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33548048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41030-021-00146-9