P. Wijkstra (Groningen, The Netherlands), D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
Non-continuous home oxygen therapy: utilisation, symptomatic effect and prognosis. Data from a national register on home oxygen therapy T. J. Ringbaek, K. Viskum, P. Lange (Hvidovre, Gentofte, Denmark)
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Outcomes of patients treated by invasive and noninvasive ventilation in an intermediate care facility B. Herer, C. Fuhrman, B. Housset (Ferolles-Attilly, Creteil, France)
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Survival of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in long term oxygen therapy R. Le Donne, S. Eslami, D. Mancini, F. Sciarra (Rieti, Italy)
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Home rehabilitation in COPD patients on long term oxygen therapy (LTOT) : a multi-centre randomized controlled study V. Gautier, C. Pison, F. Fournial, M. Bénichou, C. Tardif, D. Veale, C. Préfaut (Paris, France)
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Effectiveness of a telemetric control program for patients in LTOT, in reducing hospital admissions, in the province of Teramo L. Di Re, A. Di Nicola, R. Materazzo, G. Ariano, P. Tomassini (Teramo, Italy)
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Chest wall dynamics during pursed lip breathing (PLB) in patients with COPD R. Bianchi, F. Gigliotti, I. Romagnoli, B. Lanini, C. Castellani, S. Garuglieri, L. Pepi, M. Grazzini, L. Stendardi, G. Scano (Pozzolatico, Italy)
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Twelve years of respiratory home-care in Vicenza R. Grison, D. Zanchetta, E. Bertocco, G. Meneghetti (Vicenza, Italy)
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Quality of life in patients with chronic pulmonary diseases: comparison of oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrator delivery methods S. E. Tanni, K. M. Oliveira, P. S. Lopes, M. M. Guiotoku, I. Godoy (Botucatu, Brazil)
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Validation of a French version of the MRF-28 health-related quality of life (HRQL) questionnaire in patients with chronic respiratory failure treated by home mechanical ventilation (HMV) J. P. Janssens, A. Héritier-Praz, M. Carone, B. de Muralt, L. Burdet, J. W. Fitting, J. M. Tschopp, T. Rochat (Geneva, Rolle, Lausanne, Crans Montana, Switzerland; Verona, Italy)
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Influence of oxygen therapy on oxidative stress parameters in severe COPD patients C. R. Silva, S. Percario, L. C. C. Lorenzo, J. R. Jardim (Sao Paulo, Sorocaba, Brazil)
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Noninvasive ventilation in stable hypercapnic COPD: sequential effects on arterial blood gases, respiratory lung function and exercise capacity O. Diaz, P. Begin, E. Jover, B. Torrealba, C. Lisboa (Santiago, Chile; Chicoutimi, Canada)
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Home nebulizers: outcome of 151 inhaled therapy optimization assessments using methodology recommended in ERS nebulizer guidelines H. Pyne, M. Bainbridge, B. R. O'Driscoll (Salford, United Kingdom)
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Long-term oxygen therapy in the Czech Republic J. Erban, J. Homolka (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Oxygen saturation at rest, on exercise and during sleep in non oxygenated rehabilitated patients with COPD P. Piszko, J. Lewczuk, J. Jagas, M. Kowalska-Superlak, K. Wrabec (Wroclaw, Poland)
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Impact of gender and age on health status of patients with chronic respiratory failure M. Carone, S. A. Antoniu, P. W. Jones, C. F. Donner, the QUESS Group (Verona, Italy; Iasi, Romania; London, United Kingdom)
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Benefits of supplemental oxygen in rehabilitative exercise training in non-hypoxemic COPD patients M. Emtner, J. Porszasz, M. Burns, A. Somfay, R. Casaburi (Torrance, United States Of America)
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Nutritional status and health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients admitted to hospital with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) S. M. Uil, H. P. Grotjohan, H. A. M. Kerstjens, J. W. K. van den Berg (Zwolle, Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Flow/volume loop and tracheal stenosis in a postcoma rehabilitation unit D. D. Rinnenburger, M. M. Simonelli, G. G. Buzzi, V. V. Vinicola, R. R. Formisano (Rome, Italy)
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Comparison of two ventilatory modes on quality of speech and ventilation during speech in tracheotomized neuromuscular patients H. Prigent, C. Samuel, M. Lejaille, J. C. Raphael, F. Lofaso (Garches, France)
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Health and lung function of 26-year-old alpha-1-antitrypsindeficient individuals identified neonatally T. Sveger, E. H. Piitulainen (Malmö, Sweden)
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