Cost of Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in a High Burden Region in North India

• Päätekijät: Parvaiz A. Koul (Tekijä), Aqsa Amin Nowshehr (Tekijä), Umar H. Khan (Tekijä), Rafi A. Jan (Tekijä), S. U. Shah (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: Ubiquity Press, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Data on costs of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) in low-income countries are sparse. We conducted a prospective survey to assess direct and indirect costs of severe AECOPD in a tertiary care setting in a high prevalence area of North India. Methods: We conducted face-to-face surveys...