Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 220-223 , June 2008

Domiciliary Oxygen Therapy Improves Sub-Maximal Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure

Received 19 March 2007 ,Revised 6 October 2007 ,Accepted 29 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.10.008

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 17, Issue 3 , Pages 220-223 , June 2008

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