Cost of scheduled and unscheduled asthma management in seven European Union countries

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 15, Issue 98, 2006, Pages 4-9

  Williams, A E ^a   Lloyd, A C ^b   Watson, L ^a   Rabe, K F ^c  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Fourth Hurdle Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Europe; Healthcare costs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33845968717     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.06.00009801     Document Type: Article

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