Comparative study on health care utilization and hospital outcomes of severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease managed by pulmonologists vs internists

• Main Authors: Pothirat C., Liwsrisakun C., Bumroongkit C., Deesomchok A., Theerakittikul T., Limsukon A.
• 格式: Article
• 出版: Dove Medical Press Ltd. 2015
• 主題: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Health Policy; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
• 在線閱讀: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84929405217&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38491

© 2015 Pothirat et al. Background: Care for many chronic health conditions is delivered by both specialists and generalists. Differences in patients’ quality of care and management between generalists and specialists have been well documented for asthma, whereas a few studies for COPD reported no di...