A model of quality assessment in patients on long-term oxygen therapy

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Gustafson, Torbjörn ^a   Löfdahl, Kerstin ^b   Ström, Kerstin ^c  

^a Skelleftea Hospital   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Long term oxygen; Quality; Register; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN; THORAX DEFORMITY;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 58249131132     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.09.018     Document Type: Article

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