Patient characteristics associated with risk of first hospital admission and readmission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following primary care COPD diagnosis: a cohort study using linked electronic patient records

L C Hunter,C M Fischbacher,N Hewitt,C J Weir,R J Lee,D Mcallister,R M Hardie,S H Wild,I Butcher

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009121

Patient characteristics associated with risk of first hospital admission and readmission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following primary care COPD diagnosis: a cohort study using linked electronic patient records

L C Hunter, C M Fischbacher + Show 7 more

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009121

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Journal: BMJ open	Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
Citations: 44	License type: open-access

Affiliation: NHS Lothian, University of Edinburgh

#Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease #Acute Exacerbation Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease + Show 8 more

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ObjectivesTo investigate patient characteristics of an unselected primary care population associated with risk of first hospital admission and readmission for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).DesignRetrospective open cohort...

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