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Article: Scientists at Queen's University, Medical Biology Center publish new data on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevention.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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Scientists discuss in 'Clinical pharmacy-led disease and medicine management programme for patients with COPD' new findings in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. "The aim was to investigate the impact of a disease and medicine management programme, focusing on self-management in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). One hundred and seventy-three patients (mean age 67 years; 54% female) were recruited; 86 patients were randomly assigned to an intervention group and 87 to a usual care (control) group," scientists in Belfast, the United Kingdom report (see also Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevention).
"Intervention patients ...