Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 8 , Pages 1201-1208, August 2009

Impact of hospitalisations for exacerbations of COPD on health-related quality of life

  • Cristóbal Esteban

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 94 400 7002; fax: +34 94 400 7132.
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  • José M. Quintana

      Affiliations

    • CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Javier Moraza

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Myriam Aburto

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Mikel Egurrola

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Pedro Pablo España

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Julio Pérez-Izquierdo

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Urko Aguirre

      Affiliations

    • CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Susana Aizpiri

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain
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  • Alberto Capelastegui

      Affiliations

    • Pneumology Department, Hospital Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga s/n.48960, Galdakao, Bizkaia, Spain

Received 15 October 2008; accepted 3 February 2009. published online 09 March 2009.

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PII: S0954-6111(09)00044-4

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2009.02.002

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 103, Issue 8 , Pages 1201-1208, August 2009

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