Study of Economic Burden and Health Care Resource Utilization by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western India

• Auteurs principaux: Meenakshi Shah (Auteur), Varsha Godbole (Auteur), Tejas K Patel (Auteur), Tejas R Patel (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: Medsci Publications, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: article
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Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide and accounts for a huge financial burden on health care resources. This study was done over a one year period to determine the cost burden due to COPD, demographic profile and different tr...