Association Between Rural Residence and In-Hospital and 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Hospitalized with COPD Exacerbations.

Spyridon FortisAmy M J O'SheaBrice F BeckAlejandro P Comellas Mary-Vaughan SarrazinPeter J Kaboli

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)

Potential gaps in post-discharge care of rural veterans may be responsible for the rural-urban disparities. Further research should investigate the exact mechanism that inter-hospital transfers affect mortality.

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