PEDIATRICS Vol. 100 No. 4 October 1997, pp. 731-732
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To the Editor.
I have read with great interest the article,
"
2-Agonist Metered Dose Inhaler Overuse: Psychological
and Demographic Profiles," by Beausoleil et al1 in the
January 1997 issue of Pediatrics. I strongly believe the
assertions that psychological and emotional factors must be addressed
to facilitate patient compliance in asthma therapy. Unfortunately, the
authors' conclusions about these factors are