Quality of care for older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma based on comparisons to practice guidelines and smoking status

• Main Authors: Chewning Betty A (Author), Kraus Connie K (Author), Craig Benjamin M (Author), Davis James E (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主题: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of respiratory diseases in older adults and compare the demographic, health and smoking characteristics of those with and without these diseases. Furthermore, we evaluate the a...