The effect of a respiratory home nurse intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 718-725

  Smith, Brian J ^a,c   Appleton, S L ^a   Bennett, P W ^b   Roberts, G C ^b   Fante, P Del ^b   Adams, R ^c   Trott, C M ^b   Allan, D P ^b   Southcott, A M ^c   Ruffin, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Adelaide W Div of General Practice   (Australia)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); Nurse; Outreach; Respiratory health care worker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0032749297     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1999.tb01621.x     Document Type: Article

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