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. 2020 Dec 7;10(1):59.
doi: 10.1186/s13601-020-00363-6.

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to improve inhaler technique using mHealth

Anna Vanoverschelde  1 , Paulien van der Wel  1 , Barbara Putman  1   2 , Lies Lahousse  3
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A pragmatic randomized controlled trial to improve inhaler technique using mHealth

Anna Vanoverschelde et al. Clin Transl Allergy. .
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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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The mean score on inhaler technique at the start (t = 0 months) and the end of follow-up (t = 3 months; n = 60 patients with follow-up data)
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