A double-blind, randomised, controlled Phase II trial of Heliox28 gas mixture in lung cancer patients with dyspnoea on exertion

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 366-371

  Ahmedzai, S H ^a   Laude, E ^b   Robertson, A ^a   Troy, G ^a   Vora, V ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 min walk test; Exercise; Heliox; Lung cancer dyspnoea; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

HELIOX; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HELIUM; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342344003     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601527     Document Type: Article

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