Open AccessSeverity of COPD at initial spirometry-confirmed diagnosis: data from medical charts and administrative claims
Author(s) -
Anand A. Dalal,
Jane Saiers
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s16975
Subject(s) - medicine , spirometry , copd , cohort , emergency department , medical record , outpatient clinic , pulmonary function testing , diagnosis code , emergency medicine , physical therapy , population , asthma , environmental health , psychiatry
This study was conducted to determine COPD severity at the time of diagnosis as confirmed by spirometry in patients treated in a US managed care setting.
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