Bronchiectasis in Germany: A population-based estimation of disease prevalence

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1805-1807

  Ringshausen, Felix C ^a,b   De Roux, Andrés ^c   Diel, Roland ^b,d   Hohmann, David ^e   Welte, Tobias ^a,b   Rademacher, Jessica ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b German Center for Lung Research (DZL)   (Germany)

^c Pneumologische Praxis am Schloss Charlottenburg   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^e HGC Gesundheitsconsult   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BRONCHIECTASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BRONCHIECTASIS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84948987910     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00954-2015     Document Type: Letter

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