Real-world treatment trajectories of adults with newly diagnosed asthma or COPD
Aniek F Markus,
Peter R Rijnbeek,
Jan A Kors
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThere is a lack of knowledge on how patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are globally treated in the real world, especially with regard to the initial pharmacological treatment of newly diagnosed patients and the different treatment trajectories. This knowledge is important to monitor and improve clinical practice.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study aims to characterise treatments using data from four claims (drug dispensing) and four electronic health record (EHR; … Show more
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