Quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and severe hypoxaemia

Thorax

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-47

  Okubadejo, A A ^a   Jones, P W ^b   Wedzicha, J A ^a  

^a LONDON CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hypoxaemia; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OXYGEN TENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030066739     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.1.44     Document Type: Article

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