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Albert, R. K., Au, D. H., Blackford, A. L., Casaburiq, R., Cooper, A., Criner, G. J., . . . Bailey, W. (2016). A randomized trial of long-term oxygen for COPD with moderate desaturation. The New England Journal of Medicine, 375(17), 1617-1627.

Betts, J. G., Johnson, E., Young, K. A., Wise, J. A., Poe, B., Kruse, D. H., … DeSaix, P. (2013). The Respiratory System. Anatomy and Physiology. OpenStax.

Celli, B. R., & Wedzicha, J. A. (2019). Update on clinical aspects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The New England Journal of Medicine, 381, 1257-1266.

Okie, S. (2011). Confronting Alzheimer’s disease. The New England Journal of Medicine, 365(12), 1069-1072.

Pinto, L. M., Gupta, N., Tan, W., Li, P. Z., Benedetti, A., Jones, P. W., & Bourbeau, J. (2014). Derivation of normative data for the COPD assessment test (CAT). Respiratory Research, 15(68), 1-8.

Querfurth, H. W., & LaFerla, F. M. (2011). Mechanisms of Disease: Alzheimer’s disease. The New England Journal of Medicine, 362, 329-344.

Thomashow, B., Crapo, J. D., Yawn, B., McIvor, A., Cerreta, S., Mannino, D., . . . Rennard, S. (2014). The COPD foundation pocket consultant guide. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation, 1(1), 83-87.

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Thomashow, B., Crapo, J. D., Yawn, B., McIvor, A., Cerreta, S., Mannino, D., . . . Rennard, S. (2014). The COPD foundation pocket consultant guide. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation, 1(1), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.15326/jcopdf.1.1.2014.0124