Self-reported health status, prophylactic medication use, and healthcare costs in older adults with asthma

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 924-929

  Balkrishnan, Rajesh ^a   Christensen, Dale B ^b   Bowton, David L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Asthma; Health status; Inhaled corticosteroids; Managed competition; Patient compliance

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036247324     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50221.x     Document Type: Article

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