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Comment
. 2021 Mar 1;203(5):647-649.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202009-3697LE.

Apparent Increase in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality Is Likely an Artifact of Changes in Documentation and Coding

Peter K Lindenauer  1 , Huihui Yu  2 , Jacqueline Grady  3 , Karen Dorsey  2 , Elizabeth W Triche  3
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Comment

Apparent Increase in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality Is Likely an Artifact of Changes in Documentation and Coding

Peter K Lindenauer et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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Figure 1.
Changes in the number of hospitalizations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with and without pneumonia in 2015–2016 versus 2016–2017. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Observed 30-day mortality among cases hospitalized for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with and without pneumonia in 2015–2016 versus 2016–2017. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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