Determinants of health care costs and patterns of care of asthmatic patients in Switzerland

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 305-313

  Szucs, T D ^a   Anderhub, H P ^b   Rutishauser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Privatpraxis   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Clinical care; Costs; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SWITZERLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034603458     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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