Impact of exacerbations on health care cost and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic bronchitis from a predominantly Medicare population

BACKGROUND: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lead to significant increases in resource utilization and cost to the health care system. COPD patients with chronic bronchitis and a history of exacerbations pose an additional burden to the system. This study examined health...

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Autores principales: Pasquale, Margaret K, Sun, Shawn X, Song, Frank, Hartnett, Heather J, Stemkowski, Stephen A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2012
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152680
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S36997

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23152680
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S36997

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