Tailoring therapy for obesity hypoventilation syndrome

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-10

  Palen, Brian N ^a,b   Kapur, Vishesh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXYGEN DESATURATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP QUALITY; FEMALE; MALE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION;

CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OBESITY HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME;

EID: 84937202866     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201504-0721ED     Document Type: Editorial

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