Effect of PaO2 and social circumstances on outcomes in out-patient treatment of COPD exacerbations

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 191-194

  Khalid, Saifudin ^a,b   Elliott, A C ^a   Pilling, A ^a   Wolstenholme, R J ^a  

^a ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

"Hospital at home"; COPD; COPD excacerbations; COPD services; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADULT; ANOXIA; BLOOD; CAREGIVER; HOSPITAL READMISSION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANOXIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OXYGEN; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049047522     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972306075040     Document Type: Article

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