Medical decisions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;Toma de decisiones médicas en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 116, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 536-538

  Miró Andreu, Glòria ^a,b   Félez Flor, Miguel ^a   Solsona Durán, José Felipe ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advance directives; COPD; Information; Intensive care; Knowledge; Mechanical ventilation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SPAIN;

AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SPAIN;

EID: 0042412011     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)71896-9     Document Type: Article

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