Bronchiectasis-associated hospitalizations in Germany, 2005-2011: a population-based study of disease burden and trends.

BACKGROUND: Representative population-based data on the epidemiology of bronchiectasis in Europe are limited. The aim of the present study was to investigate the current burden and the trends of bronchiectasis-associated hospitalizations and associated conditions in Germany in order to inform focuse...

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Main Authors: Felix C Ringshausen, Andrés de Roux, Mathias W Pletz, Nina Hämäläinen, Tobias Welte, Jessica Rademacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3731262?pdf=render