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Study protocol for an evaluation of the effectiveness of ‘care bundles’ as a means of improving hospital care and reducing hospital readmission for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

BACKGROUND: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is one of the commonest respiratory diseases in the United Kingdom, accounting for 10 % of unplanned hospital admissions each year. Nearly a third of these admitted patients are re-admitted to hospital within 28 days of discharge. Whilst there is a m...

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Autores principales: Chalder, M. J. E., Wright, C. L., Morton, K. J. P., Dixon, P., Daykin, A. R., Jenkins, S., Benger, J., Calvert, J., Shaw, A., Metcalfe, C., Hollingworth, W., Purdy, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26916196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-016-0197-1