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Who is where at risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A spatial epidemiological analysis of health insurance claims for COPD in Northeastern Germany

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a high prevalence rate in Germany and a further increase is expected within the next years. Although risk factors on an individual level are widely understood, only little is known about the spatial heterogeneity and population-based risk...

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Autores principales: Kauhl, Boris, Maier, Werner, Schweikart, Jürgen, Keste, Andrea, Moskwyn, Marita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29414997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190865