Gender and mortality following hospitalisation for COPD

Thorax

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1009-

  Fahim, Ahmed ^a   Lee, W Y ^a   Faruqi, Shoaib ^a   Kastelik, Jack A ^a  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 80054093373     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2011.159517     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

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3. Fahim A, Lee W, Faruqi S, et al. Retrospective analysis of predictors of mortality and readmission after an acute exacerbation of COPD. Thorax 2009;64(Suppl IV):A116.