Understanding resource utilization and mortality in COPD to support policy making: A microsimulation study.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) poses a significant but heterogeneous burden to individuals and healthcare systems. Policymakers develop targeted policies to minimize this burden but need personalized tools to evaluate novel interventions and target them to subpopulations most likely to...
Main Authors: | Elizabeth G Bond, Lusine Abrahamyan, Mohammad K A Khan, Andrea Gershon, Murray Krahn, Ping Li, Rajibul Mian, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Teresa To, Petros Pechlivanoglou, Canadian Respiratory Research Network |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236559 |
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