Characterizing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients using US Medicare-advantage health plan claims data

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare life-threating interstitial lung disease (ILD). This study characterizes demographics, health care utilization, and comorbidities among elderly IPF patients and estimates prevalence and incidence rates for selected outcomes. METHODS: Cohort s...

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Autores principales: Mortimer, Kathleen, Hartmann, Nadine, Chan, Christine, Norman, Heather, Wallace, Laura, Enger, Cheryl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0759-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30630460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0759-5

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