How well do we care for patients with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Gore JM; Brophy CJ; Greenstone MA Faculty of Health, University of Hull, Hull, East Yorkshire. BACKGROUND: Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a poor quality of life and limited life expectancy. This study examined whether these patients were relatively disadvantaged in terms of medical and social care compared with a group with inoperable lung cancer.
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