Open AccessInhaled anticholinergic use and all-cause mortality among elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Mayank Ajmera,
Shen,
Pan Pan,
Patricia A. Findley,
George Rust,
Usha Sambamoorthi
Publication year - 2013
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.s45166
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , copd , anticholinergic , intensive care medicine , inhalation , emergency medicine , anesthesia
The purpose of this study was to examine the association between use of inhaled anticholinergics and all-cause mortality among elderly individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), after controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, health, functional status, smoking, and obesity.
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