20-year trends in excess costs of COPD
Despite multifaceted prevention and management initiatives, COPD-related economic burden is increasing, with the majority of costs due to comorbid conditions. Rising per-patient costs, combined with the flat or increasing prevalence of COPD in many jurisdictions, indicates a significant increase in COPD burden.
Authors
- Mohsen Sadatsafavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-7862)
- Amir Khakban
- Chris Carlsten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2455-6575)
- Joseph Emil Amegadzie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0459-7241)
- Jeenat Mehareen
- Phalgun Joshi
Institutions
- Vancouver Coastal Health (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Centre for Advancing Health Outcomes (CA)
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Respiratory Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00516-2024
- Citations
- 17
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.12
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research