Rehabilitation after an exacerbation of chronic respiratory disease: An early start in hospital followed by light touch supervision at home did not work for UK patients

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Man, William D C ^a,c   Kon, Samantha S C ^a   Maddocks, Matthew ^b  

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

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE;

ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, INTERSTITIAL; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84904011172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g4370     Document Type: Editorial

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