%0 Journal Article %A Garcia-Contreras, Lucila %A Hickey, Anthony J. %D 2003 %I Begell House %N 5 %P 40 %R 10.1615/CritRevTherDrugCarrierSyst.v20.i5.10 %T Aerosol Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/3667c4ae6e8fd136,4839fc1602ffa4d7,2eb0e5387f4d2890.html %V 20 %X Different aerosol therapies have been employed to treat the underlying cause and symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF) during the past two decades. A summary of the main elements of the disease and aerosol treatments employed in clinical care and experimental trials are presented. Methods of aerosol generation and characterization are reviewed. Suggestions for improving the current treatments are provided. %8 2003-10-01