Does palliative home oxygen improve dyspnoea? A consecutive cohort study

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-316

  Currow, David C ^a,b   Agar, M ^a,b   Smith, J ^c   Abernethy, A P ^a,d  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Institute for Palliative and Supportive Care Research   (Australia)

^c Silver Chain   (Australia)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Dyspnoea; Oxygen inhalational therapy; Palliative; Respiratory; Respiratory system; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65949094596     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216309104058     Document Type: Article

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