Management of COPD in primary care in North-East Scotland

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 10-14

  Cleland, Jennifer ^a   Mackenzie, M ^b   Small, I ^a   Douglas, G ^b   Gentles, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Grampian COPD Managed Clinical Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33845930225     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/RSMSMJ.51.4.10     Document Type: Article

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