Exacerbations and healthcare resource utilization among COPD patients in a Swedish registry-based nation-wide study

Johansson, Gunnar; Mushnikov, Vasili; Bäckström, Tobias; Engström, Andreas; Aeysha Khalid, Mona; Wall, Jennifer; Hoti, Fabian

doi:10.1186/s12890-018-0573-0

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Exacerbations and healthcare resource utilization among COPD patients in a Swedish registry-based nation-wide study

Published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine • Jan 25, 2018

Authors:

Gunnar Johansson

Vasili Mushnikov

Tobias Bäckström

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are an important measure of disease severity in terms of impaired disease progression, increased recovery time, healthcare resource utilization, overall morbidity and mortality. We aimed to quantify exacerbation and healthcare...

Subject

Medicine

COPD

Exacerbation

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