Effectiveness of innovations in nurse led chronic disease management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Systematic review of evidence

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7515, 2005, Pages 485-488

  Taylor, Stephanie J C ^a,b   Candy, Bridget ^a   Bryar, Rosamund M ^c   Ramsay, Jean ^a   Vrijhoef, Hubertus J M ^d,e   Esmond, Glenda ^c   Wedzicha, Jadwiga A ^f   Griffiths, Chris J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Health Services Research and Development   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Hiroshima International University   (Japan)

^f ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24344503850     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38512.664167.8F     Document Type: Review

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