Advances in Ambulatory Oxygen Workshop and Long-term Oxygen Therapy in Real-life Practice
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EMJ EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL RESPIRATORY • November 2015 EMJ EUROPEAN MEDICAL JOURNAL 62 63 ADVANCES IN AMBULATORY OXYGEN WORKSHOP AND LONG-TERM OXYGEN THERAPY IN REAL-LIFE PRACTICE The practical workshop took place on Sunday 27th September 2015 and the symposium took place on Monday 28th September 2015, as part of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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