Trends and Factors in Health Care Utilization of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Korea: A Nationwide Survey from 1990 through 2008 |
Lee, Gi-Dong
(Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Doh, Se-Rok (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) Lee, Jae-Seung (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Noh, Chang-Suk (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Sang-Do (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Dong-Soon (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Oh, Yeon-Mok (Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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