A randomized trial of nocturnal oxygen therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1002-1008

  Chaouat, A ^a   Weitzenblum, E ^a,g   Kessler, R ^a   Charpentier, C ^a   Ehrhart, M ^a   Schott, R ^a   Levi Valensi, P ^b   Zielinski, J ^c   Delaunois, L ^d   Cornudella, R ^e   Moutinho Dos Santos, J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

^e Department of Neuropathology   (Spain)

^f Hopital de Hautepierre ^*  (Portugal)

^g HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive; Hypoxaemia; Oxygen therapy; Pulmonary disease; Pulmonary hypertension; Sleep related hypoxaemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032693746     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.99.14510029     Document Type: Article

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