Noninvasive ventilation: Has Pandora's box been opened?

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-56

  Manuel, Ari ^a   Russell, Richard E K ^b   Jones, Quentin ^c  

^a WYCOMBE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG VENTILATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 77951155965     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s9343     Document Type: Editorial

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