Health care utilization and cost in children with asthma and selected comorbidities

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 363-373

  Grupp Phelan, Jacqueline ^a   Lozano, Paula ^b   Fishman, Paul ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Comorbidities; Cost; Health services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; OUTPATIENT CARE; SINUSITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0034947456     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-100001492     Document Type: Article

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