Is a consultant supported community respiratory service an alternative to hospital based specialist care? – Experience of a local service improvement project

R. Balfour, J. McCarlie, A. Anderson, H. Hartung (Kilwinning, Irvine, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Effectiveness of therapeutic interventions in primary care
Session: Effectiveness of therapeutic interventions in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 749

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