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Healthcare resource utilization among patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the United States

Ning Wu, Yanni Yu, Chien-Chia Chuang, Rosa Wang, Nicole Benjamin, David Coultas

Journal of Medical Economics · 2014 · 31 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Healthcare resource utilization is considerably higher among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis than members without the condition. Effective treatments for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are needed to help reduce burden of healthcare resource use.

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Yuichi Ozawa, Takafumi Suda, Tateaki Naito et al. · Respirology · 2009 · 315 citations