Screening patients in general practice with COPD for long term domiciliary oxygen requirement using pulse oximetry

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1265-1268

  Roberts, C M ^a   Franklin, J ^b   O'Neill, A ^c   Roberts, R P L ^c   Ide, J ^c   Hanley, M L ^b   Edwards, J ^b  

^a WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Southdene Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c Forest Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SCREENING;

EID: 0031792492     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90226-8     Document Type: Article

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