Impact of Comorbidities Among Medicaid Enrollees With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, United States, 2009

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Results of a study exploring how comorbidities among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affect disease burden, emergency department use, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs. Uses data from 2009 for 291,978 people aged 18-64 from 28 states. Features statistics with breakdowns including age group, race or ethnicity, sex, and residence in large metropolitan, small metropolitan, or rural areas.

Gloria Westney, Marilyn G. Foreman, Junjun Xu, et al.

Preventing Chronic Disease, 14

04/2017

Chronic respiratory conditions · Medicaid