The effects were similar with those reported in UK ( 10 - 11 ), where a COPD forecasting service appeared to reduce the frequency of COPD exacerbation by 18.8% and the severity of exacerbation, but the effects did not reach statistical significance perhaps due to their smaller number of participants (only 79 patients) and lower exacerbation rates.
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The Impact of a Health Forecasting Service on the Visits and Costs in Outpatient and Emergency Departments for COPD Patients - Shanghai Municipality, China, October 2019-April 2020.
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