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Long-term oxygen therapy: Are we prescribing appropriately?

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) is the treatment proven to improve survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with chronic respiratory failure. It also appears to reduce the number of hospitalizations, increase effort capacity, and improve health-related quality of life. Stand...

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Autor principal: Güell Rous, Ma Rosa
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2629963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18686732