An audit of the use of the hypoxic challenge test (HCT) for assessment of fitness to fly in respiratory patients

S. C. Decalmer, C. M. Houghton, R. M. Niven (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Pulmonary hypertension and related pathology
Session: Pulmonary hypertension and related pathology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3396
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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