Frequent utilization of the emergency department for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Little is known about patients who frequently visit the emergency department (ED) for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). We aimed to quantify the proportion and characteristics of patients with frequent ED visits for AECOPD and associated healthcare uti...

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Autores principales: Hasegawa, Kohei, Tsugawa, Yusuke, Tsai, Chu-Lin, Brown, David FM, Camargo, Carlos A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24717062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-15-40

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3997196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24717062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-15-40

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