Oxygen Use-Patients Define Symptomatic Benefit Discerningly

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-114

  Currow, David C ^a   Fazekas, Belinda ^b   Abernethy, Amy P ^c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DYSPNEA; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447637082     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.03.004     Document Type: Letter

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