Evaluating hospital at home and early discharge schemes for patients with an acute exacerbation of COPD

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-43

  Taylor, Stephanie ^a,c   Eldridge, S ^a   Chang, Y M ^a   Sohanpal, R ^a   Clarke, A ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Resource Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Early discharge schemes; Evaluation; Hospital at home

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 33947116833     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972306074478     Document Type: Review

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