Influence of age, sex and respiratory viruses on the rates of emergency department visits and hospitalisations with respiratory tract infections, asthma and COPD.

Imran Satia Adil AdatiaRuth P CusackJustina M GreenePaul M O'ByrneKieran J KillianNeil Johnston

Published in: ERJ open research (2021)

There are significant age and sex differences in the contribution of respiratory viruses to the number of ED visits and hospitalisations for RTIs, asthma and COPD.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
emergency department
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
allergic rhinitis
adverse drug
electronic health record