Incorrect inhaler technique is common in patients with COPD – Data from the TIE study

Johanna Sulku (Gävle, Sweden), Johanna Sulku, Marieann Högman, Björn Ställberg, Andrei Malinovschi, Karin Lisspers, Elisabet Nielsen, Håkan Melhus, Hirsh Koyi, Margareta Hammarlund-Udenaes, On Behalf of the TIE-Study Group

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: 3945
Disease area: Airway diseases

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