Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Outpatient Lung Clinics
Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Outpatient Lung Clinics
Danish Quality Assurance Project on Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD in Outpatient Lung
 Clinics
Study Hypothesis:

 Comparison(s):

 none
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Outpatient with the diagnosis or referral diagnosis of COPD.

 -  COPD must be the primary reason for this outpatient contact (for both new patients and
 controls).

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Any co-morbidity that hampers the diagnosis and treatment of COPD in accordance with
 the COPD guidelines used locally (e.g. malignant disease, dementia or sequelae of
 apoplexy).

 -  Asthma without the presence of COPD