Comparative efficiency of oxygen therapy in patients (smokers and non-smokers) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The decrease in clinical efficacy of oxygen therapy takes place in patients suffering from chronic pulmonary obstructive disease who continue smoking even if the intensity of smoking is getting lower. It is explained by the damage of oxygen utilization regardless of normalization of arterial blood s...

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Main Authors: E.G. Zarubina and I.O. Prokhorenko, Nikolay I. Starodumov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Limited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov) 2012-09-01
Series:Russian Open Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.romj.org/node/35