Symptoms of respiratory tract infection and associated care-seeking in subjects with and without obstructive lung disease; The Tromso Study: Tromso 6.

• Published in: BMC Pulmonary Medicine
• Main Authors: Melbye, Hasse, Joensen, Lisa, Risør, Mette Bech, Halvorsen, Peder Andreas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2012
• Subjects: VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Lung diseases: 777; VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Lungesykdommer: 777; Tromso
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/5122; https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-12-51

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) may be more severe in those with asthma or COPD and these patients are more frequently in need of health care. The aim of the study was to describe the frequency of RTI symptoms in a general adult population and how care-seeking is associated with the presence of...