Benefits, for patients with late stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, of being cared for in specialized palliative care compared to hospital. A nationwide register study
Abstract Background In early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dyspnea has been reported as the main symptom; but at the end of life, patients dying from COPD have a heavy symptom burden. Still, specialist palliative care is seldom offered to patients with COPD; they more often rec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00826-y |