Factors associated with relapse after ambulatory treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 928-933

  Miravitlles, M ^a   Murio, C ^a   Guerrero, T ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic bronchitis; Comorbidity; Exacerbation; Failure; Primary care; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BRONCHITIS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK; SPAIN;

EID: 0034949016     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.01.17509280     Document Type: Article

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