Acta Med. 2004, 47: 29-32

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.62

Predicting Factors Contributing to Length of Stay in Hospitalized Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients: The Role of the Emergency Room

José Antonio Díaz-Peromingoa, Jesús Grandes-Ibáńeza, José Manuel Fandińo-Orgeirab, Pablo Barcala-Villamarínb, Juan Antonio Garrido-Sanjuána

aHospital Arquitecto Marcide, Department of Internal Medicine, El Ferrol, Spain
bHospital Da Barbanza, Emergency Department, Riveira, Spain

Received October 1, 2003
Accepted November 1, 2003

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