Socioeconomic deprivation, readmissions, mortality and acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Roberts, M E ^a   Lowndes, L ^b   Milne, D G ^c   Wong, C A ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Exacerbations; Hospital admissions; Mortality; Socioeconomic deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; BRONCHIECTASIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052736509     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02444.x     Document Type: Article

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