Correction to the Article “Recommendations for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Inhalers in Portugal: Consensus Document”, Published on Acta Med Port 2024 Sep;37(9):654-661

Authors

  • Luí­s Campos Hospital CUF Tejo. Lisboa; Conselho Português para a Saúde e Ambiente. Lisboa.
  • Paula Rosa Serviço de Pneumologia. Hospital de Vila Franca de Xira Unidade Local de Saúde Estuário do Tejo. Vila Franca de Xira; Hospital CUF Descobertas. Lisboa; Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia. Lisboa.
  • Pedro Carreiro Martins Serviço de Imunoalergologia. Hospital Dona Estefânia. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa; NOVA Medical School. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisboa; Sociedade Portuguesa de Alergologia e Imunologia Clínica. Lisboa.
  • Bilhota Xavier Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria. Lisboa; Secção Pediátrica da Qualidade e Segurança. Sociedade Portuguesa de Pediatria. Lisboa.
  • Pedro Leuschner Serviço de Medicina Interna. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António. Porto; Instituto de Ciência Biomédicas Abel Salazar. Porto; Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Interna. Lisboa.
  • Maria Inês M. Marques Unidade de Saúde Familiar Reynaldo dos Santos. Unidade Local de Saúde Estuário do Tejo. Vila Franca de Xira; Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar. Lisboa.
  • José Albino Associação Respira. Lisboa.
  • Carlos Robalo Cordeiro Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia. Lisboa; Serviço de Pneumologia. Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra. Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra. Coimbra; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade de Coimbra. Coimbra. 

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22395

Keywords:

Administration, Inhalation, Carbon Footprint, Dry Powder Inhalers, Greenhouse Gases, Metered Dose Inhalers, Nebulizers and Vaporizers, Portugal

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Campos L, Rosa P, Carreiro Martins P, Xavier B, Leuschner P, M. Marques MI, Albino J, Robalo Cordeiro C. Correction to the Article “Recommendations for Reducing the Environmental Impact of Inhalers in Portugal: Consensus Document”, Published on Acta Med Port 2024 Sep;37(9):654-661. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2024 Oct. 7 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];37(11):817-8. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22395

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