Deprivation, winter season, and COPD exacerbations

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 264-265

  Donaldson, Gavin C ^a   Wedzicha, Jadwiga A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLD EXPOSURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ETHNIC GROUP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEATING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK REDUCTION; SCOTTISH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WINTER;

HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84883454118     PISSN: 14714418     EISSN: 14751534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00078     Document Type: Editorial

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