Outpatient follow-up visit and 30-day emergency department visit and readmission in patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Sharma G, Kuo YF, Freeman JL, Zhang DD, Goodwin JS. Outpatient follow-up visit and 30-day emergency department visit and readmission in patients hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Oct 11; 170(18):1664-70.

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subject areas

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Length of Stay
Male
Medicare
Outpatients
Patient Readmission
Proportional Hazards Models
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Social Class
Texas
United States

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J Shawn Goodwin

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