Impact of exacerbations on health care cost and resource utilization in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with chronic bronchitis from a predominantly Medicare population

Margaret K Pasquale,1 Shawn X Sun,2 Frank Song,1 Heather J Hartnett,1 Stephen A Stemkowski11Competitive Health Analytics, Louisville, KY, USA; 2Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Forest Research Institute, Jersey City, NJ, USABackground: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (C...

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Main Authors: Pasquale MK, Sun SX, Song F, Hartnett HJ, Stemkowski SA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2012-11-01
Series:International Journal of COPD
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/impact-of-exacerbations-on-health-care-cost-and-resource-utilization-i-a11404