EURASIAN JOURNAL OF PULMONOLOGY, vol.17, no.3, pp.171-175, 2015 (ESCI)
Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although a preventable and treatable disease continues to be a major health problem. Acute exacerbations of COPD is a major cause of hospitalization of patients and it constitutes a significant portion of COPD-related health care costs. In this study, we aimed to determine the cost of patients hospitalized with acute exacerbations of COPD in a university hospital.