The quality of COPD care in general practice in Denmark: The KVASIMODO study

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 174-181

  Lange, Peter ^a   Rasmussen, Finn Vejlø ^b   Borgeskov, Hanne ^c   Dollerup, Jens ^d   Jensen, Michael Skov ^e   Roslind, Klaus ^f   Nielsen, Lill Moll ^f  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

^d PFIZER INC   (United States)

^e SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Hvidovre University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Audit; COPD; Diagnosis; General practice; Postgraduate education; Quality of care; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DENMARK; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; DENMARK; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 34249992861     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3132/pcrj.2007.00030     Document Type: Article

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