Cost-of-illness study of asthma in korea: Estimated from the korea national health insurance claims database

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 397-403

  Paik, Choon Seon ^a   Kang, Hye Young ^b   Kwon, I ^c   Kang, Dae Ryong ^d   Jung, Hye Young ^a  

^a Health Insurance Review Agency   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c National Health Personnel Licensing Examination Board   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Claims data; Cost of illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39049194041     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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