Representation of Females and Younger Adults in Studies Reporting Predictors of Readmission for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Abstract

James HB Im,1 Ronald Chow,2 Olivia W So,2 Robert Wu,2 Andrea S Gershon3 1The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; 2University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; 3Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence: Ronald Chow, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Email [email protected]

Keywords

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• representation
• sex
• females
• disparities