Costs of asthma among US working adults

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 409-416

  Shenolikar, Rahul ^a   Song, Xue ^b   Anderson, Julie A ^b   Chu, Bong Chul ^b   Cantrell, C Ron ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; SICK LEAVE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960206865     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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