Is asthma self-management cost-effective?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Liljas, Bengt ^a   Lahdensuo, Aarne ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cost effectiveness; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031292543     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(97)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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