How well do we care for patients with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? A comparison of palliative care and quality of life in COPD and lung cancer

Thorax

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1000-1006

  Gore, J M ^b   Brophy, C J ^a   Greenstone, M A ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Depression; Lung cancer; Palliative care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG CANCER; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CARE; WELLBEING;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 0033671991     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.12.1000     Document Type: Article

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