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Two-year home-based nocturnal noninvasive ventilation added to rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: The use of noninvasive intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure remains controversial as long-term data are almost lacking. The aim was to compare the outcome of 2-year home-ba...

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Autores principales: Duiverman, Marieke L, Wempe, Johan B, Bladder, Gerrie, Vonk, Judith M, Zijlstra, Jan G, Kerstjens, Huib AM, Wijkstra, Peter J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3182911/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21861914
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-112