Rescue! Therapy and the paradox of the Barcalounger

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 916-917

  Rennard, S I ^a   Calverley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ASTHMA; BREATHING PATTERN; BRONCHOSPASM; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; EXPIRATORY FLOW; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG VENTILATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0038313126     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00111602     Document Type: Editorial

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