Gender differences in symptoms and care delivery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1267-1274

  Martinez, Carlos H ^a   Raparla, Swetha ^b   Plauschinat, Craig A ^b   Giardino, Nicholas D ^a   Rogers, Barbara ^c   Beresford, Julien ^c   Bentkover, Judith D ^d   Schachtner Appel, Amy ^d   Curtis, Jeffrey L ^a   Martinez, Fernando J ^a   Han, Meilan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c National Emphysema/COPD Association   (United States)

^d Innovative Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIROMETRY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERCEPTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 84870814711     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3650     Document Type: Article

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