Self-management programs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Do they have a sustained effect on health resource utilization?

Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-157

  Antoniu, Sabina A ^a  

^a Clinic of Pulmonary Disease   (Romania)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Health resource utilization; Self management programs

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33646107151     PISSN: 14737167     EISSN: 17448379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737167.6.2.155     Document Type: Article

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