title: Excessive costs of COPD in ever-smokers. A longitudinal community study.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Bergen, N-5021 Bergen, Norway. nielsenrune@me.no
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Ane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johannessen
authors.forename: Ernst Reidar
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Omenaas
authors.forename: Per Sigvald
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bakke
authors.forename: Jan Erik
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Askildsen
authors.forename: Amund
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulsvik
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013147:Spirometry; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires