Impacting patient-centred outcomes in COPD: exacerbations and hospitalisations
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently develop exacerbations, leading to major clinical and healthcare utilisation ramifications. Exacerbations, especially those that result in hospitalisation, are the main cost driver in COPD and frequent exacerbations are associated...
Main Author: | R. Rodríguez-Roisin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2006-12-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
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Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/cgi/content/full/15/99/47 |
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