Palliative and end-of-life care for patients with severe COPD

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 445-446

  Creagh Brown, B C ^a   Shee, C ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MEDICAL ETHICS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 59649086466     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00143208     Document Type: Letter

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