The Experience of Breathlessness: The Social Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 555-563

  Gysels, Marjolein ^a,b   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breathlessness; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; communication; COPD; diagnosis; health seeking; palliative care; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBSERVATION; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77949468831     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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