Oxygen for relief of dyspnoea in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who would not qualify for home oxygen: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Thorax

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 492-494

  Uronis, Hope E ^a   Ekström, Magnus P ^b,c   Currow, David C ^c   McCrory, Douglas C ^a,d   Samsa, Gregory P ^e   Abernethy, Amy P ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; HOME CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

DYSPNEA; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84929459132     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205720     Document Type: Article

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