Intractable breathlessness in COPD – A suitable case for palliation?

P. White, S. Booth, S. Georgopoulou, W. Y. James, S. Murray, J. Moxham, H. Pinnock, P. Seed, C. Shipman, I. Higginson, H. Thornton, H. Booth (London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Quality of life and respiratory symptom management in primary care
Session: Quality of life and respiratory symptom management in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 687
Disease area: Airway diseases

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