Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the two last years of life--a retrospective study of decedents.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the management of patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the last years of life. The aim of the study was to describe how management of COPD is performed in Sweden during the last two years of life. METHODS: From the nationwide C...

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Main Authors: Britt-Marie Sundblad, Sven-Arne Jansson, Lennarth Nyström, Peter Arvidsson, Bo Lundbäck, Kjell Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3868592?pdf=render