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Tele-Control at Home

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In most evolved public health organizations, Long-Term Oxygen Treatment (LTOT) has long been a consolidated therapeutic strategy for patients suffering from chronic respiratory failure (CRF), and equates to an unavoidable portion of public health planning [1].

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    Roberto W. Dal Negro

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  1. Lung Unit and Department of Internal Medicine ULSS 22 Regione Veneto, Bussolengo Hospital, Verona, Italy

    Roberto Walter Dal Negro

  2. Divisions of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital-Civic Campus, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Richard Hodder

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Dal Negro, R.W. (2012). Tele-Control at Home. In: Dal Negro, R.W., Hodder, R. (eds) Long-Term Oxygen Therapy. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2580-6_15

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