Pressurized Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) Delivery to Infants via Valved Holding Chamber (VHC) with Facemask: Not All VHCs Perform the Same

A. Bracey (Gloucester, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Inhalers and their use
Session: Inhalers and their use
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3941
Disease area: Airway diseases

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