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Glasgow-supported self-management for patients with COPD
  1. Morven E M Wilkie
  1. Correspondence to Dr Morven E M Wilkie, ST3, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK; morvenwilkie{at}nhs.net

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Supported self-management schemes have proven to be of benefit in some chronic conditions. This randomised control trial was aimed to determine if self-management could help reduce hospital readmissions in a population of patients discharged from hospital after an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The primary outcome measured was the time to first hospital readmission with exacerbation or death due …

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