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Exploring patients’ and carers’ experiences, understandings and expectations of COPD exacerbations:an interview study

Ann Hutchinson, Richard Russell, Helena Cummings, Omar Usmani, Sarah MacFadyen, Judith Cohen, Tamsin Morris, Hana Muellerova, Yang Xu, Gary Hellens, Kay Roy and Michael G Crooks
BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0026. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0026
Ann Hutchinson
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2 Peter Gorer Deptartment of Immunobiology, King’s College London, London, UK
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3 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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4 Imperial College London, London, UK
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5 Asthma and Lung UK, London, UK
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vol. 9 no. 2 BJGPO.2024.0026
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0026
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39608799

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  • Received January 25, 2024
  • Revision received August 8, 2024
  • Accepted November 4, 2024
  • Published online July 23, 2025.

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  1. Ann Hutchinson1,*,
  2. Richard Russell2,
  3. Helena Cummings3,
  4. Omar Usmani4,
  5. Sarah MacFadyen5,
  6. Judith Cohen6,
  7. Tamsin Morris7,
  8. Hana Muellerova8,
  9. Yang Xu7,
  10. Gary Hellens7,
  11. Kay Roy9 and
  12. Michael G Crooks1
  1. 1 Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
  2. 2 Peter Gorer Deptartment of Immunobiology, King’s College London, London, UK
  3. 3 Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
  4. 4 Imperial College London, London, UK
  5. 5 Asthma and Lung UK, London, UK
  6. 6 Hull Health Trials Unit, University of Hull, Hull, UK
  7. 7 AstraZeneca UK, London, UK
  8. 8 AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals Medical, Cambridge, UK
  9. 9 University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Ann Hutchinson, ann.hutchinson{at}hyms.ac.uk
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BJGP Open 2025; 9 (2): BJGPO.2024.0026. DOI: 10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0026
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