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The Cooperating Roles: The Lung Physician

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Long-Term Oxygen Therapy

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The primary goal of oxygen therapy is to correct and improve alveolar and/or tissue hypoxia. Therefore, any disorder causing hypoxia is a potential recommendation for oxygen administration.

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  1. Lung Unit, ULSS22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Silvia Tognella

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  1. Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Roberto Walter Dal Negro

  2. Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Richard Hodder

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Tognella, S. (2012). The Cooperating Roles: The Lung Physician. In: Dal Negro, R.W., Hodder, R. (eds) Long-Term Oxygen Therapy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2580-6_10

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