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Time to first COPD-related readmission (inpatient, ED, or outpatient).
Notes: Outpatients: classified as patients with short stay or 24-hour observation and not admitted as inpatients. Cross mark indicates patient death.
Abbreviations: CCC, COPD Chronic Care; ED, emergency department.
