Integrated Interdisciplinary Care for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Reduces Emergency Department Visits and Admissions: A Quality Assurance Study
Author(s) -
Esther Dajczman,
Chantal Robitaille,
Pierre Ernst,
Andrew M. Hirsch,
Norman Wolkove,
David Small,
Judy Bianco,
Hartley Stern,
Mark Palayew
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2013/187059
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , emergency department , emergency medicine , pulmonary disease , quality assurance , medical diagnosis , disease management , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , nursing , pathology , parkinson's disease , external quality assessment
Dedicated programs for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce hospitalizations and improve quality of life.
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