Integration of hospital and community COPD services including pulmonary rehabilitation can improve patient care and reduce hospital stays

Michael Apps (Brentwood, United Kingdom), Michael Apps, Dipak Mukherjee, Syed Abbas, Jan Minter, James Whitfield

Source: International Congress 2016 – Latest insights into the management of chronic respiratory diseases
Session: Latest insights into the management of chronic respiratory diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3737
Disease area: Airway diseases

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