Counting costs in COPD: What do the numbers mean?

Chest

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-5

  Mannino, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL FEE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION; RISK FACTOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84920720432     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1976     Document Type: Editorial

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