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Title:

Direct and indirect costs of COPD and its comorbidities: Results from the German COSYCONET study.

Document type:
Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Observational Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Author(s):
Wacker, M E; Jörres, R A; Schulz, H; Heinrich, J; Karrasch, S; Karch, A; Koch, A; Peters, A; Leidl, R; Vogelmeier, C; Holle, R
Abstract:
Reliable up-to-date estimates regarding the economic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are lacking. This study investigates COPD excess healthcare utilization, work absenteeism, and resulting costs within the German COPD cohort COSYCONET.Data from 2139 COPD patients in GOLD grade 1-4 from COSYCONET were compared with 1537 lung-healthy control subjects from the population-based KORA platform. Multiple generalized linear models analyzed the association of COPD grades with heal...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Respir Med
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
111
Pages contribution:
39-46
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2015.12.001
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26725462
Print-ISSN:
0954-6111
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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