Assessments for oxygen therapy in COPD: Are we under correcting arterial oxygen tensions?

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 954-957

  Dheda, K ^a,b   Lim, K ^b   Ollivere, B ^a   Leftley, J ^a   Lampe, F C ^c   Salisbury, A ^a   Dilworth, J P ^a   Rajakulasingum, R K ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases; Concentrator; Long term oxygen therapy; Oxygen assessment

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 10444275074     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00089504     Document Type: Article

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