pO2 - Do we treat the right thing?

Respiration

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 455-456

  Kohler D ^a  

^a KRANKENHAUS KLOSTER GRAFSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALMITRINE; OXYGEN; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; BLOOD; BREATHING; DRUG EFFECT; NOTE;

ALMITRINE; HUMANS; OXYGEN; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AGENTS;

EID: 0348111357     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074197     Document Type: Editorial

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