Cost of hospitalizing asthma patients in a regional hospital in Thailand

Respirology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 433-438

  Chuesakoolvanich, Kittisak ^a  

^a Surin Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Economics; Health care cost; Hospitalization; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; SHORT ACTING DRUG; THEOPHYLLINE; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THAILAND; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 34547420226     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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