Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.

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Oral Presentation
Chairs: E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, The Netherlands), D. Shale (Penarth South Glamorgan, United Kingdom)

Utilization of health care resources in patients with COPD P. Bogaerts, L. Herremans, T. Troosters, M. A. Spruit, G. Celis, B. Salhi, R. Gosselink, E. Derom, M. Decramer (Leuven, Gent, Belgium)
Out-patient pulmonary rehabilitation program reduce hospital utilisation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease K. P. Hui, A. Hewitt (Sydney, Australia)
Pulmonary function, emotional distress, and Borg scores in relation to health-related quality of life during acute exacerbations of COPD S. M. Uil, P. de Jong, H. P. Grotjohan, H. A. M. Kerstjens, J. W. K. van den Berg (Zwolle, Groningen, The Netherlands)
Oral nutritional supplementation during hospitalization for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease M. A. P. Vermeeren, E. F. M. Wouters, A. J. W. Geraerts, A. M. W. J. Schols (Maastricht, Veldhoven, The Netherlands)
The efficacy of an early supported discharge programme for patients admitted to hospital with an exacerbation of COPD N. M. Murphy, C. C. Byrne, F. M. Keoghan, R. W. Costello (Dublin, Ireland)
Supported discharges for exacerbations of chronic obsrtructive pulmonary disease (COPD): patient preferences and quality of life measures M. Whiting, R. Hayton, H. Moudgil (Telford, United Kingdom)
Impact of a self-management programme including self-treatment guidelines on exacerbations in COPD patients P. van der Valk, E. Monninkhof, J. van der Palen, G. Zielhuis, C. van Herwaarden (Enschede, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)