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Research Article

Moisture Uptake and Its Influence on Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers

Robert O. Williams III Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712, U.S.A.
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Chengjiu Hu
Pages 153-162 | Received 28 Jan 1999, Accepted 04 Aug 1999, Published online: 19 Apr 2000

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