Cost containment in a hospital program for home oxygen therapy.
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Impact of a hospital-based home-care program on the management of COPD patients receiving long-term oxygen therapy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 78 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980