National audit of supported discharge programmes for management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2008

Thorax

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 371-373

  Kastelik, Jack A ^a   Lowe, Derek ^b   Stone, Robert A ^b,c   Buckingham, Rhona J ^b   Roberts, C Michael ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858798556     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200884     Document Type: Article

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