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Thorax 55:1000-1006 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.12.1000
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How well do we care for patients with end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? A comparison of palliative care and quality of life in COPD and lung cancer

Table 4

  Mean (SD) number of outpatient follow up visits, emergency admissions, and GP visits per year

Outpatient follow up visits Emergency admissions GP visits
COPD 3.2 (1.3) 4.1 (4.0) 8.5 (6.8)
NSCLC 5.2 (10.5) 1.3 (1.2) 10.7 (11.2)
p=0.2 p<0.001 p=0.01

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