Does long-term oxygen therapy affect quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe hypoxaemia?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2335-2339

  Okubadejo, A A ^a,c   Paul, E A ^a   Jones, P W ^b   Wedzicha, J A ^d  

^a LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hypoxia; Oxygen therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; POLYCYTHEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOXEMIA; ANXIETY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PARTIAL PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0029910318     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09112335     Document Type: Article

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