Allergy Asthma Immunol Res.  2012 Jul;4(4):169-170. 10.4168/aair.2012.4.4.169.

Is It Possible to Achieve Better Asthma Control by Using the Same Inhaler Device?

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. hspark@ajou.ac.kr

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Asthma
Nebulizers and Vaporizers

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