Regional variation in health status among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Respiration

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-17

  Fan, Vincent S ^a,b   Bridevaux, Pierre Olivier ^a,c   McDonell, Mary B ^a   Fihn, Stephan D ^a,b   Besser, Lilah M ^a   Au, David H ^a,b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Geographic differences; Health related quality of life; Lung disease, obstructive; Regional variation

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; STEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AGENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 78650515760     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320115     Document Type: Article

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