Long-term oxygen therapy for COPD: Improving longevity and quality of life in hypoxemic patients

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 143-155

  Weg, John G ^a   Haas, Carl F ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; LONGEVITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031980839     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1998.04.443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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