Regular primary care lowers hospitalisation risk and mortality in seniors with chronic respiratory diseases

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 766-773

  Einarsdóttir, Kristjana ^a   Preen, David B ^a   Emery, Jon D ^a   Kelman, Christopher ^b   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic respiratory disease; hospitalisation; mortality; primary care; record linkage

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE; FORMOTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; NEDOCROMIL; PREDNISOLONE; SALBUTAMOL; SALMETEROL; TERBUTALINE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLERGENS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77954424158     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1361-6     Document Type: Article

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