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Title:

The effects of theophylline on hospital admissions and exacerbations in COPD patients: audit data from the Bavarian disease management program.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Fexer, Johannes; Donnachie, Ewan; Schneider, Antonius; Wagenpfeil, Stefan; Keller, Manfred; Hofmann, Frank; Mehring, Michael
Abstract:
Theophylline is often used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Current evidence leaves the effectiveness and safety of this drug open to question. Thus, we evaluated the effectiveness of theophylline on the rate of hospitalizations and disease exacerbations by examining routine data from the ambulatory disease management program for COPD in the German state of Bavaria.Data sets from a total of 30 330 patients were examined. Logistic regression models were used to calculate pro...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Dtsch Arztebl Int
Year:
2014
Journal volume:
111
Journal issue:
17
Pages contribution:
293-300
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0293
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24828099
Print-ISSN:
1866-0452
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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