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12647939

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-21
pubmed:abstractText
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition characterized by progressive airflow limitation, which causes considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Yet the burden of COPD is poorly recognized, and the disease remains an inadequately managed health problem. Few studies have attempted to quantify the impact of the disease on patient health, the healthcare system and society as a whole. This provided the rationale for Confronting COPD in North America and Europe, the first large-scale international survey of the burden of COPD. This paper describes how quantitative measures of healthcare resource utilization and workplace productivity loss were derived from patient responses to the Confronting COPD survey, to investigate the country-specific impact of COPD on the healthcare system and society. The aim of this analysis is to inform countries of the economic impact of the condition, and demonstrate the need for better COPD treatment to improve health and reduce the sizeable burden of this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97 Suppl C
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S15-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Economic analysis of the Confronting COPD survey: methodology.
pubmed:affiliation
Exponent Inc., Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. mhalpern@exponent.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study