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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Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2012-11-01
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Series: | International Journal of COPD |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/impact-of-exacerbations-on-health-care-cost-and-resource-utilization-i-a11404 |