Does the duration of smoking cessation have an impact on hospital admission and health-related quality of life amongst COPD patients?
Background: Lack of awareness among ex-smokers on the benefits of sustaining smoking cessation may be the main cause of their smoking relapse. This study explored health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and hospital admission amongst chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients according to...
| Published in: | International Journal of COPD |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press Ltd.
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84900820628&doi=10.2147%2fCOPD.S56637&partnerID=40&md5=5e4897cd54a970076cd5bb5baee0a51a |