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Editorial
. 2017 Mar;9(3):E266-E268.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.59.

Long term oxygen therapy-it is still relevant?

Surinder K Jindal  1
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Editorial

Long term oxygen therapy-it is still relevant?

Surinder K Jindal. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • A Randomized Trial of Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation.
    Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial Research Group; Albert RK, Au DH, Blackford AL, Casaburi R, Cooper JA Jr, Criner GJ, Diaz P, Fuhlbrigge AL, Gay SE, Kanner RE, MacIntyre N, Martinez FJ, Panos RJ, Piantadosi S, Sciurba F, Shade D, Stibolt T, Stoller JK, Wise R, Yusen RD, Tonascia J, Sternberg AL, Bailey W. Long-Term Oxygen Treatment Trial Research Group, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Oct 27;375(17):1617-1627. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1604344. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27783918 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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