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Original Research

Early discharge care with ongoing follow-up support may reduce hospital readmissions in COPD

Maria Lawlor1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Sinead Kealy1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Michelle Agnew1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Bettina Korn1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Jennifer Quinn1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Ciara Cassidy1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Bernard Silke2 Department of General Internal Medicine, Gems Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Finbarr O’Connell1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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Rory O’Donnell1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, IrelandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 55-60 | Published online: 30 Oct 2008

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