Presentations of shortness of breath in Australian general practice.
The BEACH program, a continuous national study of general practice activity in Australia, gives us an overview of the consultations in general practice involving a patient presentation of shortness of breath. This provides a backdrop against which articles in this issue of Australian Family Physician can be further considered.
AIHW GP Statistics and Classification Unit, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. janc@fmrc.med.usyd.edu.au
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015897:Comorbidity; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017678:Sex Distribution