Economic burden of asthma in Korea

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Lee, Yo Han ^a   Yoon, Seok Jun ^a   Kim, Eun Jung ^b   Kim, Young Ae ^c   Seo, Hye Young ^c   Oh, In Hwan ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Cheju Halla University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COST; DIRECT COST; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INDIRECT COST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRODUCTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84355167672     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2011.32.3479     Document Type: Article

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