Exploration of patients' and informal caregivers' experiences in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: first phase of an action research study

T. Fusi-Schmidhauser (Lugano, Switzerland)

Source: International Congress 2017 – Latest insights into the management of chronic lung diseases
Session: Latest insights into the management of chronic lung diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3677
Disease area: Airway diseases

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