Admissions with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after publication of national guidelines

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 16-19

  Kelly, M G ^a   Elborn, J S ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACIDOSIS; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0036381636     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168933     Document Type: Article

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