Grading obesity hypoventilation syndrome severity

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 817-818

  Cabrera Lacalzada, C ^a   Diaz Lobato S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; COR PULMONALE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; POLYCYTHEMIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SPIROMETRY; HOSPITALIZATION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 58149386298     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00059508     Document Type: Letter

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