PROLONG: A cluster controlled trial to examine identification of patients with COPD with poor prognosis and implementation of proactive palliative care

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Duenk, Ria G ^a   Heijdra, Yvonne ^a   Verhagen, Stans C ^a   Dekhuijzen, Richard P N R ^a   Vissers, Kris C P ^a   Engels, Yvonne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

COPD; Exacerbation; Indicators; Proactive palliative care; Prognosis; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE EXACERBATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84899152918     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-54     Document Type: Article

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