Psychosocial risk factors for hospital readmission in COPD patients on early discharge services: a cohort study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hospital readmission for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) occurs in up to 30% of patients, leading to excess morbidity and poor survival. Physiological risk factors predict readmission, but the impact of modifiable psychosocial ri...
Main Authors: | Todd Christopher J, Gemmell Isla, Coventry Peter A |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-11-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/11/49 |
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