Prospective study of the patient-level cost of asthma care in children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 101-108

  Ungar, Wendy J ^a,b   Coyte, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Cost of illness; Health care policy; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEVICE; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034902219     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1095     Document Type: Article

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