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Adherence to long-term oxygen therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) has beneficial effects on survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe hypoxemia at rest. Two landmark trials suggested that these benefits depend on the time of exposure to oxygen. Patients are usually prescribed LTOT for at least...

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Autores principales: Gauthier, Amélie, Bernard, Sarah, Bernard, Emmanuelle, Simard, Serge, Maltais, François, Lacasse, Yves
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6302966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29631423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1479972318767724