title: Noninvasive ventilation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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authors.lastname: Köhnlein
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authors.lastname: Welte
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome