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Results of a Pulmonologist Survey Regarding Knowledge and Practices With Inhalation Devices for COPD

Sidney S Braman, Brian W Carlin, Nicola A Hanania, Donald A Mahler, Jill A Ohar, Victor Pinto-Plata, Tina Shah, David Eubanks and Rajiv Dhand
Respiratory Care July 2018, 63 (7) 840-848; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.05717
Sidney S Braman
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
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Brian W Carlin
Sleep Medicine and Lung Health Consultants, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Nicola A Hanania
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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Donald A Mahler
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire and Valley Regional Hospital, Claremont, New Hampshire.
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Jill A Ohar
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Victor Pinto-Plata
Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Tina Shah
TNT Health Enterprises, Atlanta, Georgia.
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David Eubanks
American Thoracic Society, Altamonte Springs, Florida.
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Rajiv Dhand
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.
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