Sources of variation in the costs of health care for asthma patients in Australia

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-140

  Kenny, Patricia ^a   Hall, Jane ^a   King, Madeleine ^a   Lancsar, Emily ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650714673     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008078     Document Type: Article

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