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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

Sinead Kealy1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Michelle Agnew1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Bettina Korn1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Jennifer Quinn1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Ciara Cassidy1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Bernard Silke2 Department of General Internal Medicine, Gems Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

Finbarr O’Connell1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’ Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland

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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