Direct expenditures for the treatment of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in 1996, including the contributions of related airway illnesses

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 401-407

  Ray, Nancy F ^a,e   Baraniuk, James N ^b   Thamer, Mae ^a,f   Rinehart, Cheryl S ^a,g   Gergen, Peter J ^c   Kaliner, Michael ^d   Josephs, Shelby ^b   Pung, Yung Hao ^b  

^a Medical Technology & Practice Patterns Institute   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Medicare Payment Advisory Commission   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic conjunctivitis; Allergic rhinitis; Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis; Cost of illness; Health economics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; COST OF ILLNESS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032977967     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70463-x     Document Type: Article

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