High prevalence of undiagnosed and severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at first hospital admission with acute exacerbation.
Bastin
A J
AJ
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Whittington Hospital, London, UK.
Starling
L
L
Ahmed
R
R
Dinham
A
A
Hill
N
N
Stern
M
M
Restrick
L J
LJ
D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010343:Patient Admission; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology