Home mechanical ventilators: The point of view of the patients: Research letter

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 832-834

  Senent, Cristina ^a   Lepaul Ercole, Renaud ^b   Chiner, Eusebi ^a   Lamouroux, Catherine ^b   Similowski, Thomas ^b   Gonzalez Bermejo, Jésus ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SAN JUAN   (Spain)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENTILATOR;

EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 77954625751     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01198.x     Document Type: Letter

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