Cost-effectiveness of pediatric asthma treatments [8]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 202-

  Murphy, Kevin R ^a  

^a Midwest Children's Chest Physicians   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; THEOPHYLLINE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037247234     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2003.50     Document Type: Letter

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