Weekend admission and mortality from acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in winter

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-339

  Brims, F J H ^a   Asiimwe, A ^b   Andrews, N P ^c   Prytherch, D ^b   Higgins, B R ^b   Kilburn, S ^b   Chauhan, A J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Mortality; Season; Weekend; Winter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RISK; WINTER;

EID: 80051766438     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-4-334     Document Type: Article

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