Product performance variability with home portable oxygen systems may impact patient performance outcomes: It may be the device, not the disease

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-326

  McCoy, Robert W ^a   Carlin, Brian W ^b  

^a Valley Inspired Products   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREATHING RATE; EDITORIAL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; OPERATION DURATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; INSTRUMENTATION; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65449175310     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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