Quantifying health services use for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 596-601

  Gershon, Andrea S ^a,b,c,d   Guan, Jun ^b   Victor, J Charles ^b,c   Goldstein, Roger ^c,e   To, Teresa ^b,c,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e West Park Healthcare Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; Epidemiology; Health care systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84875168687     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201211-2044OC     Document Type: Article

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