Costs of asthma in the United States: 2002-2007
SBL Barnett, TA Nurmagambetov - Journal of allergy and clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The economic burden of asthma is an important measure of the effect of
asthma on society. Although asthma is a costly illness, the total cost of asthma to society has
not been estimated in more than a decade. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to
provide the public with current estimates of the incremental direct medical costs and
productivity losses due to morbidity and mortality from asthma at both the individual and
national levels for the years 2002-2007. METHODS: Data came from the Medical …
asthma on society. Although asthma is a costly illness, the total cost of asthma to society has
not been estimated in more than a decade. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to
provide the public with current estimates of the incremental direct medical costs and
productivity losses due to morbidity and mortality from asthma at both the individual and
national levels for the years 2002-2007. METHODS: Data came from the Medical …