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Direct Medical Expenditures and Healthcare Utilizations in US Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)- An Analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2012-2016

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  • Christian Monzon
  • Mrudula Raparla
  • Jongwha Chang

    (Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Texas, School of Pharmacy, EI paso, TX, USA)

  • Jihaeng Heo

    (Genesis Research, Hoboken, NJ, USA)

  • Dong Yeong Shin

    (Department of Public Health Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA)

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This study aimed to evaluate how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease incidence, healthcare utilization, and cost differ by Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic population category in the United States...

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  • Christian Monzon & Mrudula Raparla & Jongwha Chang & Jihaeng Heo & Dong Yeong Shin, 2020. "Direct Medical Expenditures and Healthcare Utilizations in US Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)- An Analysis of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 29(2), pages 22273-22283, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:29:y:2020:i:2:p:22273-22283
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.29.004771
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    Keywords

    Healthcare cost; Healthcare Utilization; COPD; Hispanic Population;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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