COPD: Are beliefs about inhaled medication associated with patients’ inhaler technique?

A. Silva Duarte De Araújo (Braga, Portugal), P. Teixeira (Braga, Portugal), V. Hespanhol (Porto, Portugal), J. Correia-De-Sousa (Braga, Portugal)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Clinical determinants and biomarkers of COPD
Session: Clinical determinants and biomarkers of COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2021
Disease area: Airway diseases

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