Frequent hospital readmissions for acute exacerbation of COPD and their associated factors

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 188-195

  Cao, Zhenying ^a   Ong, Kian Chung ^b   Eng, Philip ^c   Tan, Wan Cheng ^a   Ng, Tze Pin ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

COPD; Exacerbation; FEV1 ; Hospitalization; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; UNDERWEIGHT; VACCINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33644826174     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00819.x     Document Type: Review

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