Risk assessment of readmissions following an initial COPD-related hospitalization
International Journal of COPD2013Vol. 8, pp. 551–551
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Abstract
A relatively high readmission rate was observed for patients aged 40-65 years. The results suggest that attention to patient comorbidities and pre-index/index health care service utilization may help identify hospitalized COPD patients at higher risk for readmission.
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