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The impact of chronic pain on direct medical utilization and costs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

OBJECTIVE: To examine how pain affects health care utilization and direct medical costs in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared to patients with other chronic diseases. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective cohort analysis using administrative data of a managed health care...

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Autores principales: Roberts, Melissa H, Mapel, Douglas W, Thomson, Heather N
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/PMC4381884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25870513
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CEOR.S80424