Women and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Does sex influence survival?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 488-489

  Mannino, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33748291456     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200606-805ED     Document Type: Editorial

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