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dc.contributor.authorGouder, Caroline
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-14T07:57:00Z
dc.date.available2018-02-14T07:57:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationGouder, C. (2017). Chronic lung disease in adults and air travel. The Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Network, 16(4), 12-16.en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/26695
dc.description.abstractThe safety of travelling in patients suffering from chronic lung conditions is a frequently encountered problem amongst healthcare professionals. The objective of this paper is to review currently available literature, with the aim of clarifying such issues for doctors dealing with such concerns. The article will describe the effect of altitude on healthy and diseased lungs, assessment tools to be utilised when assessing patients with suspected or diagnosed chronic lung conditions and international guideline recommendations for chronic lung conditions.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherMedical Portals Ltd.en_GB
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_GB
dc.subjectLungs -- Diseases, Obstructiveen_GB
dc.subjectAir travel -- Health aspectsen_GB
dc.subjectAnoxemiaen_GB
dc.subjectRespiratory organs -- Diseasesen_GB
dc.titleChronic lung disease in adults and air travelen_GB
dc.typearticleen_GB
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dc.description.reviewedpeer-revieweden_GB
dc.publication.titleThe Synapse : the Medical Professionals' Networken_GB
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