Features of hospitalisations for acute exacerbation of COPD resulting in death

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-14

  Kinnunen, Tuija ^a   Saynaajakangas O ^b   Keistinen, T ^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; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 34249729310     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2007.504     Document Type: Article

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