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Abstract
Colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellant agents.
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- Aerosol
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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Indexing Annotation
IM for general only, qualif permitted; NIM (no qualif) with specific drug IM (with qualif); /adv eff permitted but be careful: it may be the adv eff of the drug in aerosol form, not the aerosol
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History Note
was in Cat D & J 1973-82, was in Cat D only 1963-72
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- National Library of Medicine. Aerosols. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000336. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000336
- Aerosols. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosol
- Aerosols. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q104541