Home nebulized therapy for patients with COPD: Patient compliance with treatment and its relation to quality of life

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1278-1282

  Corden, Zoë M ^a   Bosley, Catherine M ^a   Rees, Peter John ^a   Cochrane, Gordon McLellan ^a   Denyer, John ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Medic Aid Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; Home nebulized therapy; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEBULIZATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0030722056     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.5.1278     Document Type: Article

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