Self-perceived symptoms and care needs of patients with severe to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure or chronic renal failure and its consequences for their closest relatives: the research protocol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Recent research shows that the prevalence of patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), congestive heart failure (CHF) and chronic renal failure (CRF) continues to rise over the next years. Scientific stu...

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Main Authors: Schols Jos MGA, Wouters Emiel FM, Janssen Daisy JA, Spruit Martijn A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/7/5