[Implementing Chronic Care for Patients with COPD in Switzerland]
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Published on: August 24, 2019
1Institut für Epidemiologie, Biostatistik und Prävention, Universität Zürich und.
Abstract:
Implementing Chronic Care for Patients with COPD in Switzerland Abstract. Effective COPD disease management needs an approach that emphasizes coordinated, comprehensive care along the continuum of disease and across health care delivery systems, where patient counseling, coordination and standardization of care are key components. This article reports about COPD chronic care approaches in Switzerland.
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