Effects of individual and neighborhood socioeconomic status on the risk of all-cause mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A nationwide population-based cohort study, 2002–2013

Numerous previous studies have shown that individual socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but few empirical studies have evaluated the effects of individual SES and neighborhood deprivation on mortality in COPD patients.

Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - March 11, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Kyoung Hee Cho, Chung Mo Nam, Eun Jung Lee, Young Choi, Ki-Bong Yoo, Seon-Heui Lee, Eun-Cheol Park Source Type: research