Analysis of the factors related to mortality in patients with bronchiectasis

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ÖNEN Z. P., Eris Gulbay B., Sen E., Akkoca Yidiz Ö., SARYAL S. B., ACICAN T., ...More

RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, vol.101, no.7, pp.1390-1397, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 101 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.rmed.2007.02.002
  • Journal Name: RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1390-1397
  • Keywords: bronchiectasis, determinants of mortality, long-term survival, vaccination, OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY-DISEASE, INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, RESPIRATORY-FAILURE, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, ORPHAN DISEASE, DETERMINANTS, VENTILATION, PROGNOSIS, SURVIVAL
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Bronchiectasis is a common disabling but rarely fatal disease. However the long-term prognosis and risk factors for mortality are not well known.