Differences in COPD care among doctors who control the disease: General practitioner vs. pneumologist

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 332-339

  Garcia Aymerich, Judith ^a   Escarrabill, Joan ^b   Marrades, Ramon M ^c   Monsó, Eduard ^d   Barreiro, Esther ^e   Antó, Josep M ^a,f   Sunyer, Jordi ^a   Alonso, Jordi ^a   Félez, Miquel A ^e   Farrero, Eva ^b   Redondo, Ma José ^b   Soler, Néstor ^c   Torres, Antoni ^c   Bonet, Glòria ^d   Izquierdo, José ^d   Morera, Josep ^d  

^a INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

COPD; Epidemiology; Exacerbation; Health services

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; METHYLXANTHINE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OXYGEN TENSION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; RESPONSIBILITY; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPAIN;

EID: 30544445114     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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