Factors contributing to COPD hospitalisations from 2010 –2015: Variation among rural and metropolitan Australians

ConclusionThis investigation highlights many rural and regional areas have much lower COPD hospitalisation rates than metropolitan areas. Between males and females, there are heterogenetic factors that contribute to the significant variation associated with COPD hospitalisation in metropolitan and rural areas, such as rural land use among rural males. This indicates that risk factor assessments, beyond smoking alone, need to be individualised and prioritised in practice to optimise care.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - February 28, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Daniel Terry, Hoang Nguyen, Jeong ‐Ah Kim, Md Rafiqul Islam Tags: Original Article Source Type: research