Palliative oxygen versus medical air for dyspnoea relief: results of a multi-site, RCT

A. Abernethy, C. McDonald, P. Frith, K. Clark, J. Herndon, J. Marcello, D. Woods, I. Young, J. Bull, A. Wilcock, S. Booth, B. Kenny, J. Wheeler, B. Fazekas, A. Crockett, D. Currow (Durham, North Carolina, United States Of America; Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Hobart, Australia; Nottingham, Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Treatment of COPD
Session: Treatment of COPD
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1634
Disease area: Airway diseases

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