Survival, quality of life and health resource use following hospitalisation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Background Hospital admissions with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are common and associated with high mortality rates, frequent readmission and worse quality of life. An ability to identify patients at risk of subsequent poor outcome is lacking and the longitudinal cha...
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.594510 |