Designing and implementing a COPD discharge care bundle

Thorax

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-92

  Hopkinson, Nicholas S ^a,b   Englebretsen, Catherine ^a   Cooley, Nicholas ^a   Kennie, Kevin ^c   Lim, Mun ^a,b   Woodcock, Thomas ^a   Laverty, Anthony A ^d   Wilson, Sandra ^a   Elkin, Sarah L ^a,e   Caneja, Cielito ^a   Falzon, Christine ^a,c   Burgess, Helen ^a   Bell, Derek ^a   Lai, Dilys ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ST CHARLES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONSULTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84855193474     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200233     Document Type: Article

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