What provokes experienced COPD clinical practitioners in the UK to initiate or change medication? a consensus study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-160

  Upton, Jane ^a   McCutcheon, Ellen ^a   Loveridge, Christine ^a   Wiggins, John ^b   Walker, Samantha ^a   Fletcher, Monica ^a  

^a EDUCATION FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Consensus; Medication

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSENSUS; COUGHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG AUSCULTATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PULSE OXIMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; SPUTUM; SPUTUM COLOR; SPUTUM VISCOSITY; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; WHEEZING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79956266072     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2011.00008     Document Type: Article

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