Turning a challenge into an opportunity: Pulmonary rehabilitation and socioeconomic deprivation

Thorax

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 493-494

  Johnston, Kylie N ^a   Williams, Marie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

COPD epidemiology; Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC DEPRIVATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85019429123     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209798     Document Type: Editorial

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