title: Physician specialty as a source of heterogeneity in the care of patients with COPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: l.paladini@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hodder
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Department of Internal and Specialized Medicine DIBIMIS, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bellia
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Niccolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marchionni
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Bari
authors.affiliation: HealthCare Research Department, GFK Eurisko, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cecchini
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pistelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatrics, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Antonelli-Incalzi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007558:Italy; D008511:Medicine; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010819:Physician's Role; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine / Q000379:methods*