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Severity of COPD at initial spirometry-confirmed diagnosis: data from medical charts and administrative claims

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine COPD severity at the time of diagnosis as confirmed by spirometry in patients treated in a US managed care setting. PATIENTS AND METHODS: All patients with one or more inpatient stays, one or more emergency department visits, or two or more outpatient v...

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Autores principales: Mapel, Douglas W, Dalal, Anand A, Blanchette, Christopher M, Petersen, Hans, Ferguson, Gary T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22135490
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S16975