Trends in COPD mortality and in-patient admissions in men & women: Evidence of convergence

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  O'Farrell, A ^a   De La Harpe, D ^a   Johnson, H ^b   Bennett, K ^c  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICS; TREND STUDY;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

EID: 84877326426     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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