The cost implications of an asthma attack

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-198

  Hoskins, Gaylor ^a   Smith, Barbara ^a   Thomson, Catriona ^b   Sculpher, Mark ^c   Mccowan, Colin ^a   Neville, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032414885     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.1998.12.193     Document Type: Article

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