Medication non-adherence and asthma treatment cost

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-195

  Bender, Bruce G ^a   Rand, Cynthia ^b  

^a NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Asthma; Cost

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASTHMA; DRUG INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 2542455596     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200406000-00009     Document Type: Review

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