Associations between comorbidities, their treatment and survival in patients with interstitial lung diseases – a claims data analysis

Associations between comorbidities, their treatment and survival in patients with interstitial lung diseases – a claims data analysis

Abstract Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are associated with a high burden of disease. However, data on the prognostic impact of comorbidities and comorbidity-related pharmaceutical treatments in patients with various ILDs remain sparse. Methods Using longitudinal claims data from a Ger...

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Main Authors: Larissa Schwarzkopf, Sabine Witt, Julia Waelscher, Markus Polke, Michael Kreuter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Administrative data
Pharmaceutical management
Drugs
Mortality
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
Multi-morbidity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0769-0

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