Characteristics and complaints of patients prescribed long-term oxygen therapy in the Netherlands

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-75

  Kampelmacher, M J ^a   Van Kesteren, R G ^a   Alsbach, G P J ^a   Melissant, C F ^a   Wynne, H J ^b   Douze, J M C ^a   Lammers, J W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EQUIPMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 0031914206     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90035-X     Document Type: Article

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