Factors associated with frequency of emergency department visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 799-804

  Tsai, Chu Lin ^a,b   Griswold, Sharon K ^c   Clark, Sunday ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Emergency department visits; Primary care provider; Recurrent exacerbation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLXANTHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; ASTHMA; CANADA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34248531420     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0191-7     Document Type: Article

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