Reducing emergency room utilization in end-stage COPD - Feasible or fantasy?

Chronic Respiratory Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-54

  Horton, Robert ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

COPD; dyspnea; emergency room; palliative care; supportive care

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FENTANYL; STEROID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANXIETY; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84873825982     PISSN: 14799723     EISSN: 14799731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1479972312471550     Document Type: Article

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