Long term home oxygen therapy (LTOT) in the elderly: A geriatric perspective;Oxygénothérapie à domicile chez le sujet âgé: Un point de vue gériatrique

Medecine et Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 2278, 1999, Pages 2294-2298

  Janssens, Jean Paul ^a  

^a Hopital de Geriatrie   (Switzerland)

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