The COPD-induced hospitalization burden from first admission to death

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 294-299

  Kinnunen, Tuija ^a   Säynäjäkangas, Olli ^b   Keistinen, Timo ^c,d  

^a Ostrobothnia Hospital District   (Finland)

^b LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d VAASA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute exacerbation; COPD; Hospital discharge register; Hospital mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846168085     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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