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Long-term oxygen therapy in COPD patients: population-based cohort study on mortality

PURPOSE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide and is associated with a growing and substantial socioeconomic burden. Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT), recommended by current treatment guidelines for COPD patients with severe chronic hypoxemia, ha...

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Autores principales: Pavlov, Nikolay, Haynes, Alan Gary, Stucki, Armin, Jüni, Peter, Ott, Sebastian Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5868621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29606865
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S154749