Predicting COPD 1-year mortality using prognostic predictors routinely measured in primary care

Predicting COPD 1-year mortality using prognostic predictors routinely measured in primary care

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality. Patients with advanced disease often have a poor quality of life, such that guidelines recommend providing palliative care in their last year of life. Uptake and use of palliative care in advanced COPD is...

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Main Authors: C. I. Bloom, F. Ricciardi, L. Smeeth, P. Stone, J. K. Quint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Prediction
Risk score
Mortality
Palliative care
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1310-0

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