Whats in a postcode? Socioeconomic deprivation in the primary care 2015-17 COPD audit

Conclusion: Reasons for the differences in care received by different socioeconomic groups needs exploring. Studies to investigate if apparent differences in care are explained by differences in smoking or other habits would be a useful next step.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Stone, P., Mcmillan, V., Holzhauer-Barrie, J., Baxter, N., Roberts, C. M., Quint, J. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research