Randomised controlled trial of home based care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 325, Issue 7370, 2002, Pages 938-940

  Hermiz, Oshana ^a   Comino, Elizabeth ^a   Marks, Guy ^b   Daffurn, Kathy ^b   Wilson, Stephen ^c   Harris, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Liverpool Health Service   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0037180206     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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