Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 395-401 , March 2009

A Specific Home Care Program Improves the Survival of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Receiving Long Term Oxygen Therapy

  • Maurizio Rizzi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Via Grassi, Milano
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  • Mario Grassi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze Sanitarie Applicate, Sezione di Statistica Medica e Epidemiologia, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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  • Marica Pecis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Via Grassi, Milano
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  • Arnaldo Andreoli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Via Grassi, Milano
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  • Anna Eugenia Taurino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa di Pneumologia Riabilitativa, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Montescano, Montescano, Pavia, Italy
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  • Margherita Sergi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Fisiopatologia Respiratoria, Ospedale Luigi Sacco, Via Grassi, Milano
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  • Francesco Fanfulla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Unità Operativa di Pneumologia Riabilitativa, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Francesco Fanfulla, MD, Unità Operativa di Pneumologia Riabilitativa, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri IRCCS, Istituto Scientifico di Pavia, Via S. Maugeri 10, 27100 Pavia, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.08.223

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 395-401 , March 2009

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