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Assessing the importance of predictors in unplanned hospital readmissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

PURPOSE: The all-cause readmission rate within 30 days of index admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was approximately 21% in the United States in 2008. This study aimed to examine patient and clinical characteristics predicting 30-day unplanned readmissions for an initial COP...

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Autores principales: Yu, Tzy-Chyi, Zhou, Huanxue, Suh, Kangho, Arcona, Stephen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293216/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25609986
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S74181