[HTML][HTML] Economic burden prior to COPD diagnosis: a matched case-control study in the United States
M Akazawa, R Halpern, AA Riedel, RH Stanford… - Respiratory …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In the United States, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
diagnosis is often a lengthy process, and consequently results in delays in treatment in early
stages. Disease progression and complication may result in increased levels of healthcare
service use. To understand the economic burden of COPD prior to diagnosis in the US,
trends in utilization and costs during the period before initial COPD diagnosis were
compared with matched controls. METHODS: A retrospective case-control study was …
diagnosis is often a lengthy process, and consequently results in delays in treatment in early
stages. Disease progression and complication may result in increased levels of healthcare
service use. To understand the economic burden of COPD prior to diagnosis in the US,
trends in utilization and costs during the period before initial COPD diagnosis were
compared with matched controls. METHODS: A retrospective case-control study was …
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