High summer temperatures induce more admissions due to AECOPD in urban hospitals

Christian Witt (Berlin, Germany), Jana Bahati Heinsohn, Melissa Jehn, Vanessa Dostal, Marc Hanisch, André Jean Schubert, Wulf Pankow, Christian Witt

Source: International Congress 2016 – Clinical and microbiological aspects of infections in COPD patients
Session: Clinical and microbiological aspects of infections in COPD patients
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1786
Disease area: Airway diseases

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