Novel oxygen-concentrator-based equipment: Take a test drive first!

Respiratory Care

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-28

  Gallegos, Linda C ^a   Shigeoka, John W ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR; OXYGEN SUPPLY; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE; INSTRUMENTATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY;

EID: 33748098524     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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