The Christmas season as a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations;La saison des fêtes comme facteur de risque d'exacerbation de la maladie pulmonaire obstructive chronique

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Johnston, Neil W ^a   McIvor, Andrew ^a   Lambert, Kim ^a   Greene, Justina M ^a   Hussack, Pat ^a   De Verdier, Maria Gerhardsson ^b   Higenbottam, Tim ^c   Lewis, Jonathan ^c   Newbold, Paul ^c   Herath, Athula ^c   Jenkins, Martin ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Christmas; COPD; Epidemiology; Respiratory viruses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOCAVIRUS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONAVIRUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PICORNAVIRUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPIROMETRY; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

EID: 78650639139     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/460532     Document Type: Article

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