E. Clini (Gaiato - Modena, Italy), M. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Time lag between ‘do not attempt resuscitation‘ orders and death in COPD patients could provide opportunity to initiate end-of-life discussions
D. Gibbons, N. Schultheiss, E. H. Baker (London, United Kingdom)
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A focus group to explore the views of patients with non-malignant lung disease about end of life planning and care
E. Bevan-Smith, L. Bailey (Worcester, United Kingdom)
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Carers in advanced COPD: impact on the disease and impact of the disease
P. White, S. Lund, S. White, C. Shipman (London, United Kingdom)
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The long-term impact of the grieving process on health status in COPD
L. M. Boer, L. Daudey, J. B. Peters, E. W. Bischoff, J. Molema, Y. F. Heijdra, P. N. R. Dekhuijzen, T. R. Schermer, J. H. Vercoulen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
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Tele-assistance in chronic respiratory failure (CRF) patients: time course of five years staff activity
E. Bertella, S. Gilè, A. Bazza, G. Assoni, L. Bianchi, R. Porta, D. Fiorenza, L. Barbano, M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Italy)
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Detecting exacerbations using the clinical COPD questionnaire
I. Touwen, J. Trappenburg, G. De Weert - van Oene, J. Bourbeau, J. W. Lammers, T. Verheij, G. Schrijvers (Utrecht, Netherlands; Montreal, Canada)
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Do COPD patients take timely measures in periods of symptom deterioration?
J. Trappenburg, D. Schaap, I. Horjus, G. De Weert - van Oene, T. Verheij, J. W. Lammers, G. Schrijvers (Utrecht, Netherlands)
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Health care costs in COPD patients with severe respiratory failure: a prospective analysis
L. Bianchi, A. Bazza, E. Bertella, S. Gilè, D. Fiorenza, L. Barbano, R. Porta, E. Clini, M. Vitacca (Lumezzane, Gaiato, Italy)
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Do COPD outpatients receive the care they need to improve their health status?
L. Daudey, L. H. Van de Ven, J. B. Peters, L. M. Boer, Y. F. Heijdra, J. Molema, P. N. R. Dekhuijzen, J. H. Vercoulen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
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Comorbidity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an observational study of patients attended by internal medicine specialists
J. Echave-Sustaeta, J. C. Martin Escudero, R. García Luján, E. Anton, X. Rivera, A. Martin (Madrid, Valladolid, Barcelona, Spain)
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Inter-regional variability in hospital admissions in COPD
C. Hernández, A. Rosas, T. Salas, M. Bustins, N. Roger, R. Tresserras, J. Escarrabill (Barcelona, Vic, Spain)
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Survival in patients on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT)
J. Nasilowski, T. Przybylowski, J. Zielinski, R. Chazan (Warsaw, Poland)
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BODE index versus GOLD classification for explaining anxious and depressive symptoms in patients with COPD – a cross-sectional study
G. C. Funk, K. Kirchheiner, O. C. Burghuber, S. Hartl (Vienna, Austria)
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Predictors of health status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients over three years
R. Ferrari, S. Tanni, M. Faganello, P. Lucheta, R. Amaral, I. Godoy (Botucatu, Lins, Brazil)
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Nutritional status in patients with chronic respiratory failure receiving home mechanical ventilation: impact on survival
A. P. Hitzl, R. A. Jörres, F. Heinemann, M. Pfeifer, S. Budweiser (Donaustauf, Munich, Regensburg, Germany)
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Implementation of a nutritional risk assessment program in a respiratory and general internal medicine rehabilitation clinic – first results
M. Frey, W. Andrea, J. Hamacher, Z. Stanga, A. Stucki (Heiligenschwendi, Bern, Switzerland)
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The evaluation of the nutritional status with subjective global assesment (SGA) and mini nutritional assesment (MNA) in COPD
M. B. Yuceege, O. Salman Sever, Y. Saygideger, Z. Sonmez, S. Ardic (Ankara, Turkey)
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Serum interleukin-6 levels correlate with malnutrition in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD
N. Songur, A. K. Adiloglu, A. Bircan, Z. Cinar, O. Ozturk, A. Akkaya (Isparta, Turkey)
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Social care and discharge planning for COPD patients: lessons from the UK 2008 audit?
R. A. Stone, N. A. Pursey, R. J. Buckingham, C. M. Roberts (London, United Kingdom)
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