Does early pulmonary rehabilitation reduce acute health-care utilization in COPD patients admitted with an exacerbation? A randomized controlled study

Respirology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 230-238

  Eaton, Tam ^a   Young, Pam ^a   Fergusson, Wendy ^a   Moodie, Lisa ^a   Zeng, Irene ^a   O'Kane, Fiona ^a   Good, Nichola ^a   Rhodes, Leanne ^a   Poole, Phillippa ^b   Kolbe, John ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute health care utilization; COPD; Exacerbation; Hospital admission; Pulmonary rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 61349194438     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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