Prevalence and clinical significance of fever in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-78

  Lieberman, D ^a   Shmarkov, O ^a   Gelfer, Y ^a   Varshavsky, R ^a   Lieberman, D V ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037300848     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0872-4     Document Type: Article

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