"Metered Dose Inhalers" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small aerosol canister used to release a calibrated amount of medication for inhalation.
| Descriptor ID |
D036501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.605.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Metered Dose Inhalers- Metered Dose Inhalers
- Inhaler, Metered Dose
- Metered Dose Inhaler
- MDI (Inhalers)
- Inhalers, Metered Dose
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Metered Dose Inhalers" by people in Profiles.
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Patient characteristics associated with poor inhaler technique among a cohort of patients with COPD. Respir Med. 2017 02; 123:124-130.
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Overuse of short-acting beta-agonist bronchodilators in COPD during periods of clinical stability. Respir Med. 2016 07; 116:100-6.
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A randomized clinical trial of peak flow versus symptom monitoring in older adults with asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2006 Nov 15; 174(10):1077-87.