Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-9
pubmed:abstractText
This report is an analysis of cases of obstructive lung disease diagnosed during the first 8 yr of a community study. Of 351 subjects who received a new diagnosis of asthma, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis from community physicians, 152 (44.5%) had a prior or concomitant diagnosis of another obstructive disease. Asthma developed most often in young subjects, emphysema in older subjects, and chronic bronchitis occurred in all age groups. Among older subjects, disease groups were surprisingly similar, with wheeze, dyspnea, and attacks of shortness of breath with wheeze all occurring frequently in diagnosed subjects, including those with emphysema. The majority of subjects who developed emphysema were males. In contrast, 72.8% of the asthma and chronic bronchitis subjects were females. These results suggest that physician bias may result in labeling male patients as emphysematous and female patients as asthmatic or bronchitic.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-0805
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
133
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
981-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparisons of asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis diagnoses in a general population sample.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.