Are COPD patients referred to palliative care?

M. A. Pittman, B. Yung, J. Samuel, D. Mukherjee (Basildon, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Exacerbations and severe chronic respiratory disease: oxygen, rehabilitation, admission to hospital and palliative care
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. A. Pittman, B. Yung, J. Samuel, D. Mukherjee (Basildon, United Kingdom). Are COPD patients referred to palliative care?. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1242

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