Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

INTRODUCTION: Despite the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, little is known about practice variation in EDs.

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Main Authors: Brian H Rowe, Rita K Cydulka, Chu-Lin Tsai, Sunday Clark, Douglas Sinclair, Carlos A Camargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/696482
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spelling doaj-art-421518a1480e436189821e10badd8ef92025-02-03T05:52:47ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-0115629530110.1155/2008/696482Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ExacerbationBrian H Rowe0Rita K Cydulka1Chu-Lin Tsai2Sunday Clark3Douglas Sinclair4Carlos A Camargo5Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaMetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USADepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, USAINTRODUCTION: Despite the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation, little is known about practice variation in EDs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/696482
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
title_full Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
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title_short Comparison of Canadian versus United States Emergency Department Visits for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
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