Does community management of COPD exacerbations really prevent hospital admission?

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 67-68

  Scullion, J ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 65149098970     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972308098668     Document Type: Editorial

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