In a retrospective study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease inpatients, respiratory comorbidities were significantly associated with prognosis

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1199-1205

  Chen, Yue ^a   Stewart, Paula ^b   Dales, Robert ^a   Johansen, Helen ^c   Bryan, Shirley ^b   Taylor, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Comorbidity; Hospitalization; Prognosis; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 26644459491     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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