Long-term home care programmes may reduce hospital admissions in COPD with chronic hypercapnia

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1605-1610

  Clini, E ^a,b   Vitacca, M ^a   Foglio, K ^a   Simoni, P ^a   Ambrosino, N ^a  

^a Medical Centers of Gussago (BS)   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Home care; Home mechanical ventilation; Long term oxygen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029775901     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09081605     Document Type: Article

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