The burden of hospitalizations and emergency department visits with hereditary angioedema and angioedema in the United States, 2007

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 511-519

  Zilberberg, Marya D ^a,b   Jacobsen, Thomas ^c   Tillotson, Glenn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b EviMed Research Group LLC   (United States)

^c ViroPharma Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOEDEMAS, HEREDITARY; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650465544     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3403     Document Type: Article

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