A new model for home care for COPD

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 103, Issue , 2004, Pages 368-373

  Alonso, Albert ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; HOSPITALS; NURSING;

BODY AREA NETWORKS; CHRONIC CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY-BASED; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VITAL SIGN;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPUTER NETWORK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MICROCOMPUTER; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 15544369209     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-946-2-368     Document Type: Conference Paper

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