Cost effectiveness of asthma treatment with a breath-actuated pressurised metered dose inhaler (BAI) - A prescribing claims study of 1856 patients using a traditional pressurised metered dose inhaler (MDI) or a breath-actuated device

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 65-77, 2002, Pages 66-77

  Haycox, Alan ^a   Mitchell, Gail ^a   Niziol, Christie ^a   Featherstone, Richard ^a  

^a Decision Resources Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breath actuated; Cost effectiveness; Easi Breathe ; Economic evaluation; Inhaler

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; SALBUTAMOL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BREATH ACTUATED INHALER; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HUMAN; INHALER; METERED DOSE INHALER; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0036314475     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/200505066077     Document Type: Review

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