Impact of care pathways for in-hospital management of COPD exacerbation: A systematic review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1445-1456

  Lodewijckx, C ^a,b,c   Sermeus, W ^b,c   Panella, M ^c,d   Deneckere, S ^b,c   Leigheb, F ^c,d   Decramer, M ^a,b,e   Vanhaecht, K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c European Pathway Association   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^e European Respiratory Society   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Care pathway; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exacerbation; Hospitalization; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 80054905481     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.06.006     Document Type: Review

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