title: Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for severe COPD.
authors.affiliation: Pneumological department, Ramón y Cajal teaching hospital, Madrid 28034, Spain. Electronic address: salvador.diazlo@salud.madrid.org.
authors.forename: Salvador Díaz
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lobato
authors.affiliation: Pneumological department, Ramón y Cajal teaching hospital, Madrid 28034, Spain.
authors.forename: Sagrario Mayoralas
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Alises
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation / Q000379:methods*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*