Self-treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requires more than symptom recognition – a qualitative study of COPD patients’ perspectives on self-treatment

BACKGROUND: Self-treatment of acute exacerbations of COPD with antibiotics and/or oral corticosteroids has emerged as a promising strategy to reduce hospitalization rates, mortality and health costs. However, for reasons little understood, the effect of self-treatment, particularly when not part of...

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Autores principales: Laue, Johanna, Melbye, Hasse, Risør, Mette Bech
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28122492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0582-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28122492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-017-0582-8

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