COPD exacerbation care bundle improves standard of care, length of stay, and readmission rates
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1178-2005
DOI: 10.2147/copd.s100401