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Palliative care in COPD—web survey in Sweden highlights the current situation for a vulnerable group of patients

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common cause of death. Despite the heavy symptom burden in late stages, these patients are relatively seldom referred to specialist palliative care. METHODS: A web-based survey concerning medical and organizational aspects of palliative c...

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Autores principales: Strang, Susann, Ekberg-Jansson, Ann, Strang, Peter, Larsson, Lars-Olof
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23710665
http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2013.801059