Categorization of COPD patients in Turkey via GOLD 2013 strategy document: ALPHABET study

Gunen, Hakan; Yilmaz, Mehmet; Aktas, Oguz; Ergun, Pinar; Ortakoylu, Mediha; Demir, Atike; Cetinkaya, Pelin; GÜRGÜN, ALEV; Otlu, Muge; ÇİLLİ, AYKUT; Yilmaz, Ufuk; KÖKTÜRK, NURDAN; Candemir, Ipek; Yakar, Halil; Ar, Idilhan; Konya, Aylin

doi:10.2147/copd.s87464

Categorization of COPD patients in Turkey via GOLD 2013 strategy document: ALPHABET study

Gunen H., Yilmaz M., Aktas O., Ergun P., Ortakoylu M. G., Demir A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, vol.10, pp.2485-2494, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 10
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.2147/copd.s87464
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.2485-2494
Keywords: combined COPD assessment, symptoms, exacerbation risk, physician adherence, Turkey, DISEASE, CLASSIFICATION, PREVALENCE
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To determine distribution of COPD assessment categories and physicians' adherence to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2013 strategy in Turkish COPD patients.