Reevaluation of continuous oxygen therapy after initial prescription in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respiratory Care

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 401-406

  Oba, Yuji ^a,b   Salzman, Gary A ^a   Willsie, Sandra K ^a  

^a TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Home care services; Non drug prescription; Obstructive lung disease; Oxygen therapy; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034049377     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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