Impact of a COPD comprehensive case management program on hospital length of stay and readmission rates

BACKGROUND: COPD accounts for the highest rate of hospital admissions among major chronic diseases. COPD hospitalizations are associated with impaired quality of life, high health care utilization, and poor prognosis and result in an economic and a social burden that is both substantial and increasi...

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Autores principales: Alshabanat, Abdulmajeed, Otterstatter, Michael C, Sin, Don D, Road, Jeremy, Rempel, Carmen, Burns, Jane, van Eeden, Stephan F, FitzGerald, JM
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28356728
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S124385

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5367737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28356728
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S124385

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