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Titel:

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

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
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...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Dtsch Arztebl Int
Jahr:
2014
Band / Volume:
111
Heft / Issue:
17
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
293-300
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0293
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24828099
Print-ISSN:
1866-0452
TUM Einrichtung:
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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