Objective: The objective of this study is to develop a national assessment of the length of stay (LOS), total costs, and in-hospital mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using retrospective data derived from Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). / Mylan School of Pharmacy and the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences; / Pharmacy Administration / MS; / Thesis;
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DUQUESNE/oai:digital.library.duq.edu:etd/155495 |
Date | 15 April 2012 |
Creators | Rane, Pallavi Balwant |
Contributors | Khalid Kamal, Patricia Keys, Vincent Giannetti |
Source Sets | Duquesne University |
Detected Language | English |
Rights | Worldwide Access; |
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