title: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospital admissions: comparing East with West.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Elborn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009660:Northern Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies