Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 109-120 , March 1998

Effects of specialized community nursing care in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • C.A.J. Ketelaars, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. C.A.J. Ketelaars, Kleinstraat 46, 6325 CX Berg en Terblijt, The Netherlands.
    • Departments of Nursing Science, Maastricht, Netherlands
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  • H.Huyer Abu-Saad, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Nursing Science, Maastricht, Netherlands
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  • R.J.G. Halfens, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Nursing Science, Maastricht, Netherlands
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  • M.A.G. Schlösser, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Asthma Center Hornerheide, Horn, Netherlands
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  • R. Mostert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Asthma Center Hornerheide, Horn, Netherlands
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  • E.F.M. Wouters, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands

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☆ The current study was supported by the Dutch Asthma Foundation grant No. 93.37.

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Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 109-120 , March 1998

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