Socioeconomic deprivation increases the effect of winter on admissions to hospital with COPD: Retrospective analysis of 10 years of national hospitalisation data

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 296-299

  McAllister, David A ^a   Morling, Joanne R ^a   Fischbacher, Colin M ^b   MacNee, William ^c   Wild, Sarah H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold temperature; COPD; Hospitalisation; Season; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ETHNIC GROUP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCOTTISH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUMMER; TREND STUDY; WINTER;

COLD TEMPERATURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCOME; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SEASONS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84883451602     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00066     Document Type: Article

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