Critical handling errors with dry-powder, metered dose and soft-mist inhaler devices in an observational COPD study

J. Sulku (Gävle, Sweden), C. Jansson (Uppsala, Sweden), H. Melhus (Uppsala, Sweden), H. Koyi (Gävle, Sweden), M. Hammarlund-Udenaes (Uppsala, Sweden), B. Ställberg (Uppsala, Sweden), K. Bröms (Gävle, Sweden), A. Malinovschi (Uppsala, Sweden), M. Högman (Uppsala, Sweden), K. Lisspers (Uppsala, Sweden), E. Nielsen (Uppsala, Sweden)

Source: International Congress 2019 – COPD treatment: clinical trials, cohorts and inhaler device studies
Session: COPD treatment: clinical trials, cohorts and inhaler device studies
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4228
Disease area: Airway diseases

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