A comparative study of outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Home Care Provider

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-25

  McGourthy, Rachel J ^a,b  

^a Welch Home Health   (United States)

^b Mosby Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033080584     PISSN: 1084628X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1084-628X(99)90046-1     Document Type: Article

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