Using COPD guidelines to improve patient care

American Family Physician

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 590-591

  Heffner, John E ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33244477646     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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