Eosinopenia as a marker of mortality and length of stay in patients admitted with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Respirology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-167

  Holland, Mat ^a   Alkhalil, Mohammad ^b   Chandromouli, Siram ^c   Janjua, Ali ^b   Babores, Marta ^b  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^c MACCLESFIELD DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Emphysema; Exacerbation; Infection; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPENIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EOSINOPHILS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 74049091219     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01651.x     Document Type: Article

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