The Association of COPD Exacerbations with New Onset Type 2 Diabetes among Medicare Patients

**Objective:** Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is highly prevalent in the elderly population and typically reduces overall quality of life. Exacerbations of COPD are commonly treated with corticosteroids, a class of drug known to cause insulin resistance. The objective of this study was...

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Main Authors: Joseph S. Marino, Cynthiya Ruban, Christopher M. Blanchette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia Data Analytics, LLC
Series:Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Online Access:http://jheor.scholasticahq.com/article/9810-the-association-of-copd-exacerbations-with-new-onset-type-2-diabetes-among-medicare-patients.pdf