| Title |
Exacerbations among chronic bronchitis patients treated with maintenance medications from a US managed care population: an administrative claims data analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/copd.s40437 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Azza AbuDagga, Shawn X Sun, Hiangkiat Tan, Caitlyn T Solem |
| Abstract |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are the leading cause of hospital admission and death among chronic bronchitis (CB) patients. This study estimated annual COPD exacerbation rates, related costs, and their predictors among patients treated for CB. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 37 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 37 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 16% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 32% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 5% |
| Mathematics | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |