The need to research refractory breathlessness

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 342-343

  Currow, David C ^a   Abernethy, Amy P ^b   Allcroft, Peter ^c   Banzett, Robert B ^d,e   Bausewein, Claudia ^f,g   Booth, Sara ^h   Carrieri Kohlman, Virginia ⁱ   Davidson, Patricia ^j   Disler, Rebecca ^k   Donesky, DorAnne ⁱ   Dudgeon, Deborah ^l   Ekstrom, Magnus ^m   Farquhar, Morag ⁿ   Higginson, Irene ^g   Janssen, Daisy ^o   Jensen, Dennis ^p   Jolley, Caroline ^q   Krajnik, Malgorzata ^r   Laveneziana, Pierantonio ^s,t   McDonald, Christine ^u   Maddocks, Matthew ^g   Morelot Panzini, Capucine ^s   Moxham, John ^g   Mularski, Richard A ^v   Noble, Simon ^w   O'Donnell, Denis ^l   Parshall, Mark B ^x   Pattinson, Kyle ^y   Phillips, Jane ^k   Ross, Joy ^z   Schwartzstein, Richard M ^d   Similowski, Thomas ^s   Simon, Steffen T ^aa   Smith, Tracy ^ab   Wells, Athol ^ac   Yates, Patsy ^ad   Yorke, Janelle ^ae   Johnson, Miriam J ^af   more..

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^l QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^m BLEKINGE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^o Department of Research and Education CIRO+ Centre of Expertise for Chronic Organ Failure   (Netherlands)

^p MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^q KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^r NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^s PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^t INSERM   (France)

^u AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^v CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^w CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^x UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^y JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^z ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^aa UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^ab WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^ac ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^ad QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^ae UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^af UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OXYGEN;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC REFRACTORY BREATHLESSNESS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LETTER; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; COMPLICATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; DYSPNEA; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

EID: 84954289141     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00653-2015     Document Type: Letter

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