Hospitalized patients with COPD: analysis of prior treatment

Objective: Although COPD is a prevalent disease, it is undertreated, and there are no available data regarding previous treatment of COPD in Brazil. This study aimed to determine the appropriateness of maintenance treatment in COPD patients prior to their hospitalization and to identify variables a...

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Main Authors: Irai Luis Giacomelli, Leila John Marques Steidle, Frederico Fernandes Moreira, Igor Varela Meyer, Ricardo Goetten Souza, Mariângela Pimentel Pincelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132014000300229&lng=en&tlng=en