Sex discrepancies in COPD patients and burden of the disease in females: A nationwide study in Greece (Greek obstructive lung disease epidemiology and health ecoNomics: GOLDEN study)

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 9, Issue , 2014, Pages 203-213

  Papaioannou, Andriana I ^a,b   Bania, Eleni ^b   Alexopoulos, Evangelos C ^c   Mitsiki, Eirini ^d   Malli, Foteini ^b   Gourgoulianis, Konstantinos I ^b  

^a SISMANOGLIO HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF LARISSA   (Greece)

^c ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

^d Medical Department   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Comorbidities; Exacerbations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE BURDEN; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREECE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; COMORBIDITIES; EXACERBATIONS;

ABSENTEEISM; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84894834531     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S52500     Document Type: Article

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