Quality of life and hospital re-admission in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-71

  Osman, L M ^a,b   Godden, D J ^a   Friend, J A R ^a   Legge, J S ^a   Douglas, J G ^a  

^a NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b City Hospital Aberdeen   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; hospital admission; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031035531     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.1.67     Document Type: Article

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