RT protocol reduces AECOPD readmissions

Jill Ohar (Winston-Salem, United States of America), Jill Ohar, Chee Loh, Tina Lovings, Sharon Cornelison, James Donohue

Source: International Congress 2016 – In-patient and out-patient COPD management
Session: In-patient and out-patient COPD management
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 551
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Jill Ohar (Winston-Salem, United States of America), Jill Ohar, Chee Loh, Tina Lovings, Sharon Cornelison, James Donohue. RT protocol reduces AECOPD readmissions. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 551

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