The relationship between asthma, asthma control and economic outcomes in the United States

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 769-778

  Sullivan, Patrick W ^a   Slejko, Julia F ^b   Ghushchyan, Vahram H ^c   Sucher, Brandon ^a   Globe, Denise R ^d,e   Lin, Shao Lee ^d,f   Globe, Gary ^d  

^a REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d AMGEN INC   (United States)

^e ALLERGAN INC   (United States)

^f GILEAD SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost analyses; Economic burden; Medical expenditures; Productivity; Uncontrolled asthma; Utilization outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

COST ANALYSES; ECONOMIC BURDEN; MEDICAL EXPENDITURES; PRODUCTIVITY; UNCONTROLLED ASTHMA; UTILIZATION OUTCOMES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906213915     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.906607     Document Type: Article

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