Effectiveness of case management in the prevention of COPD re-admissions: a pilot study

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are associated with high disease burden and costs, especially in the case of hospitalizations. The overall number of hospital admissions due to exacerbations of COPD has increased. It is remarkable that re-admissions acco...

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Main Authors: Annelies E. van Eeden, Ingrid van de Poll, Gertrud van Vulpen, Tim Roldaan, Wies Wagenaar, Melinde R. S. Boland, Ron Wolterbeek, Niels H. Chavannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2946-5