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. 2016 Nov 21;8:771–782. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S117867

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Diagnostic positions of ICD codes for AECOPD, LRTIs, and COPD in Hospital Episodes Statistics records for hospitalizations for COPD patients.

Abbreviations: ICD, International Classification of Diseases; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AECOPD, acute exacerbations of COPD; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection.