What do chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients die from? A multiple cause coding analysis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 809-814

  Hansell, A L ^a   Walk, J A ^b   Soriano, J B ^c,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cause of death; Death certificates; Epidemiology; Obstructive lung diseases

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH CERTIFICATES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; WALES;

EID: 0242720157     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00031403     Document Type: Article

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