Integrating palliative care in severe chronic obstructive lung disease

COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 207-220

  Hardin, Kimberly A ^a   Meyers, Frederick ^a   Louie, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; End of life; Palliative Care; Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 48749097213     PISSN: 15412555     EISSN: 15412563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15412550802237366     Document Type: Review

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