Improving valved holding chamber (VHC)-face mask fit and function, and patient acceptability

Mark Sanders (Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom), Mark Sanders, Ronald Bruin

Source: International Congress 2016 – Screening, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of COPD in primary care
Session: Screening, diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of COPD in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3943
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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Mark Sanders (Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom), Mark Sanders, Ronald Bruin. Improving valved holding chamber (VHC)-face mask fit and function, and patient acceptability. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3943

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