Incidence of GP-diagnosed respiratory tract infections according to age, gender and high-risk co-morbidity: The Second Dutch National Survey of General Practice

Family Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-294

  Hak, E ^a   Rovers, M M ^a   Kuyvenhoven, M M ^a   Schellevis, F G ^b   Verheij, T J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; General practice; Respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33748363076     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi121     Document Type: Article

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