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Evidence for a link between mortality in acute COPD and hospital type and resources
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- Published on: 11 December 2003
- Published on: 11 December 2003Variations in mortality in acute COPD may reflect nihilism as well as resourcesShow More
Dear Editor
I read with great interest the Roberts et al. Thorax article [1] and the accompanying editorial by Rudolf.[2]
The study highlights important variation in the outcomes of patients with a common chronic disease and once more illustrates that doctor: patient ratios may be an important contributor to variation. It is also likely that some of the observed variation may arise because of varia...
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