Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and mortality of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : national interrupted time series analyses for Scotland and Wales

Alsallakh, Mohammad ASivakumaran, ShanyaKennedy, SharonVasileiou, EleftheriaLyons, Ronan ARobertson, ChrisSheikh, AzizDavies, Gwyneth AEAVE II Collaborators2021-09-162021-09-162021-05-17Alsallakh, M A, Sivakumaran, S, Kennedy, S, Vasileiou, E, Lyons, R A, Robertson, C, Sheikh, A, Davies, G A & EAVE II Collaborators 2021, 'Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and mortality of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : national interrupted time series analyses for Scotland and Wales', BMC medicine , vol. 19, 124. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02000-w1741-7015PubMedCentral: PMC8126470https://hdl.handle.net/2164/17088This study was funded by the Medical Research Council (MR/R008345/1) with the support of BREATHE – The Health Data Research Hub for Respiratory Health [MC_PC_19004], which is funded through the UK Research and Innovation Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund and delivered through Health Data Research UK. The funders had no role in the design of the study, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data, or in writing the manuscript.10690890engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCOVID-19/complicationsEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalizationHumansIncidenceInterrupted Time Series AnalysisPandemicsPrimary Health CarePulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/epidemiologyQuarantineSARS-CoV-2ScotlandWalesR MedicineMedical Research Council (MRC)MR/R008345/1RImpact of COVID-19 lockdown on the incidence and mortality of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : national interrupted time series analyses for Scotland and WalesJournal article10.1186/s12916-021-02000-w19