Why prescribe short-burst oxygen?

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 70-72

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Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PLACEBO;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DYSPNEA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART FAILURE; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT MONITORING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLUSTER HEADACHE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OXYGEN; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34648846235     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2007.45970     Document Type: Review

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