Factors affecting revisit of COPD exacerbated patients presenting to emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 283-285

  Goksu, Erkan ^a   Oktay, Cem ^a   Kartal, Mutlu ^a   Oskay, Alten ^a   Sayrac, Ali Vefa ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; emergency department; revisi

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME OXYGEN THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETREATMENT; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 77956414807     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283314795     Document Type: Article

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