Cost effectiveness of asthma treatment with a breath-actuated inhaler: How has the story changed?

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 525-539

  Haycox, Alan ^a   Featherstone, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Knowledgeworks   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breath actuated; Cost effectiveness; Easi Breathe *; Economic evaluation; Inhaler

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATH ACTUATED INHALER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INHALER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METERED DOSE INHALER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEES, PHARMACEUTICAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 55049104532     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696990802340856     Document Type: Article

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