Private costs of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-208

  Jacobs, Philip ^a,b   Marrie, Thomas J ^a   Calder, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF HEALTH ECONOMICS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Hospitalization; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 23044478394     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2005/905970     Document Type: Article

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