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ArticleERJ open research2020

An audit of COPD: diagnosis and management in general practice.

Ghassan Hamad, Alan Rigby, Alyn H Morice

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Article in ERJ open research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ghassan HamadHull York Medical School, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, UK.
Alan RigbyHull York Medical School, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, UK.
Alyn H MoriceHull York Medical School, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, UK.
Hull York Medical School · GBCastle Hill Hospital · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCOPD is a spectrum of disorders primarily caused by smoking and characterised by progressive, not fully reversible airflow obstruction with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV

methodsFrom November 2016 to March 2017 we audited patients with COPD in five general practices in Hull and East Riding, UK. We looked at deviation from the locally agreed guidelines. We extracted data on severity, exacerbations, medication and eosinophil count.

resultsWe assessed 1088 records. Median age was 70.9 years; 577 (53%) were male. About two-thirds of patients on the COPD register have an FEV

conclusionFEV

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PMID33263022
PMCPMC7680908
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