The effect of home oxygen therapy on hospitalization in moderate hypoxaemic COPD

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-108

  Ringbaek, Thomas J ^a,b   Fabricius, P ^a   Lange, P ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

COPD; Home care; Hospitalization; Oxygen therapy

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANOXEMIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 17444402914     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1479972305cd055xx     Document Type: Article

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