Surveillance of the cost of asthma in the 21st century

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 370-371

  Gergen, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; burden; cost; economic; morbidity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CIGARETTE SMOKE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG COST; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHMA; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS;

EID: 79551471289     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.11.023     Document Type: Editorial

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