A comprehensive care management program to prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizations

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 530-

  William Vandivier, R ^a   Linderman, Derek J ^a   Koff, Patricia B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Robert Bosch Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84868318340     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-7-201210020-00018     Document Type: Letter

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