Air travel in patients on long term oxygen therapy: Lying low or flying high?

Christina D Campbell (Dublin, Ireland), Christina Campbell, Matthew W Smyth, Lindsay Brown, Emer Kelly

Source: International Congress 2016 – Latest insights into the management of chronic respiratory diseases
Session: Latest insights into the management of chronic respiratory diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3732
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Christina D Campbell (Dublin, Ireland), Christina Campbell, Matthew W Smyth, Lindsay Brown, Emer Kelly. Air travel in patients on long term oxygen therapy: Lying low or flying high?. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3732

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