Impact of patient characteristics, education and knowledge on emergency room visits in patients with asthma and COPD: A descriptive and correlative study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 43-

  Emtner, Margareta ^a   Hedin, Anna ^a   Andersson, Mikael ^a,b   Janson, Christer ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LONG ACTING DRUG; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SELF CARE; SELF REPORT; SITTING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 70449435561     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-9-43     Document Type: Article

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