Long-term oxygen therapy: Battling breathlessness

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 826-836

  Wick, Jeannette Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Compliance; Fire; Long term oxygen therapy; Oxygen; Smoking

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONG TERM OXYGEN THERAPY; MEDICARE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT COMFORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TANK;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICARE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872341085     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2012.826     Document Type: Review

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