Reduced AECOPD hospital admission rate by using a decision flowchart in the emergency department

T. Pletting (Leiden, Netherlands)

Source: International Congress 2017 – COPD and weaning
Session: COPD and weaning
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2103
Disease area: Airway diseases

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