Identifying and characterizing COPD patients in US managed care. A retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of administrative claims data

• Main Authors: Woodruff Kimberly (Author), Marton Jenő P (Author), Dutro Michael P (Author), Mapel Douglas W (Author), Make Barry (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death among US adults and is projected to be the third by 2020. In anticipation of the increasing burden imposed on healthcare systems and payers by patients...