Long-term prognosis for patients with COPD treated in the prehospital setting: Is it influenced by hospital admission?

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 676-680

  Steinmetz, Jacob ^a,c   Rasmussen, Lars S ^a   Nielsen, Søren L ^b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Department of Prehospital Care and Emergency Medicine   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

COPD; Dyspnea; Emergency medical services; Mortality; Prehospital emergency care; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DENMARK; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LOG RANK TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 33748852041     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.3.676     Document Type: Article

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