Quality of COPD care in hospital outpatient clinics in Denmark: The KOLIBRI study

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1657-1662

  Lange, Peter ^a   Andersen, Klaus Kaae ^b   Munch, Erik ^c   Sørensen, Tina Brandt ^d   Dollerup, Jens ^e   Kassø, Kirsten ^f   Larsen, Hanne Bormann ^f   Dahl, Ronald ^g  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d HORSENS REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

^f BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Audit; COPD; Guidelines; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DENMARK; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUTRITION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DYSPNEA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NUTRITION POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 70349488684     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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