The cost of breathing: An economic analysis of the patient cost of home oxygen therapy

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 348-352

  Reisfield, Gary M ^a,b   Wilson, George R ^b  

^a Dept of Comm Hlth and Fam Med ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxygen concentrator; Oxygen cost

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOSPICE; HUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY;

EID: 5444220509     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104990910402100508     Document Type: Article

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