M. A. Spruit (Horn, The Netherlands), J. Seymour (Surrey, United Kingdom)
Economic evaluation of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A retrospective, case-controlled, cost of illness study M. Fasakin, T. Paine, J. McGowan, D. Narasimhaiah, G. Austin, S. Norton, C. Timbury, I. Chakravorty (Stevenage, Hatfield, United Kingdom)
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An audit of clinical practice for COPD hospital admissions to eight Australian public hospitals J. J. Pretto, V. M. McDonald, P. A. Wark, M. J. Hensley (Newcastle, Australia)
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Pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Z. Ciric, M. Radovic, I. Stankovic, T. Pejcic, L. Ristic, M. Rancic, I. Djordjevic (Nis, Republic Of Serbia)
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The impact of using different symptom-based exacerbation definitions in COPD patients J. Trappenburg, A. van Deventer, S. van Vooren, J. Bourbeau, T. Troosters, G. Schrijvers, T. Verheij, J. W. Lammers, E. Monninkhof (Utrecht, Netherlands; , Canada; , Belgium)
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Is hospital at home practice an efficient model in a third line pulmonary diseases center? P. Ergun, D. Kaymaz, N. Turkoglu Selcuk, F. Olmus, F. Topcuoglu, A. Caglayan, S. Altinsoy, N. Demir, E. Canak, F. Tasdemir, F. Sengul, N. Egesel (Ankara, Turkey)
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Geographic variations in hospital admissions for respiratory patients in Catalonia C. Hernandez, T. Salas, M. Pinar, N. Roger, A. Rozas, M. Bustins, R. Tresserres, J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Vic, Spain)
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Adherence to treatment strategies correlates with the annual rate of hospitalizations and 1-year mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease S. Dumitru, M. Harikiopoulou, E. Theodorakopoulou, P. Kavoura, A. Chronaiou, Z. Sardelis, E. Kosmas (Athens, Greece)
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Prolonged effect of exacerbations on fatigue and depression in moderate clinically stable COPD K. Al-shair, D. Singh, J. Vestbo (United Kingdom; Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Low hematocrit as predictor of exacerbation frequency in COPD patients R. Ferrari, S. Tanni, M. Faganello, L. Caram, R. Amaral, I. Godoy (Botucatu, Marília, Brazil)
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Evaluation of pulmonary rehabilitation to reduce hospital admissions in COPD patients C. C. Costa, T. Sakae, D. Berton, C. Denicol Winter, D. Bordin Canterle, M. L. Langhoni, P. J. Z. Teixeira (Novo Hamburgo, Porto Alegre, Tubarao, Brazil)
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High frequency chest wall oscillation in acute exacerbationof COPD; a pilot study of feasibility for supported early discharge C. Timbury, G. Austin, J. McGowan, C. Basu, V. Joshi, D. Meek, C. Fasakin, I. Chakravorty (Stevenage, Hatfield, United Kingdom)
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Main outcomes in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on mechanical ventilation (MV) undergoing a Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) program G. L. Biscione, K. Geraneo, R. Gargano, A. Cesario, F. Pasqua (Velletri, Messina, Italy)
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Re-audit of do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) policy in a district general hospital S. Ismaeel, S. M. H. Kazmi, J. Cornes, M. Rashid, A. Collins, R. Stead, M. Babores (United Kingdom)
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A patient-centred approach to assist patients with COPD during personal body care A. L. Jensen, T. W. Vedelø, K. Lomborg, K. Lomborg (Aarhus, Denmark)
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