Long-term economic evaluation of intensive patient education during the first treatment year in newly diagnosed adult asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 56-63

  Kauppinen, R ^a   Vilkka, V ^a   Sintonen, H ^b   Klaukka, T ^c   Tukiainen, H ^d  

^a SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma quality of life; Asthma therapy and economics; Patient education and economics; Self management and asthma and economics

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; NEDOCROMIL; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034931313     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/rmed.2000.0971     Document Type: Article

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