Association of rural living with COPD-related hospitalizations and deaths in US veterans

Abstract It is unclear whether the high burden of COPD in rural areas is related to worse outcomes in patients with COPD or is because the prevalence of COPD is higher in rural areas. We assessed the association of rural living with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs)-related hospitalization and m...

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Main Authors: Spyridon Fortis, Yubo Gao, Arianne K. Baldomero, Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, Peter J. Kaboli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34865-7