Health care resource utilization and cost for asthma patients regularly treated with oral corticosteroids – a Swedish observational cohort study (PACEHR)

Health care resource utilization and cost for asthma patients regularly treated with oral corticosteroids – a Swedish observational cohort study (PACEHR)

Abstract Background Patients with severe uncontrolled asthma may receive oral corticosteroid (OCS) treatment regularly. The present study investigated the health care resource utilization and cost in regularly OCS treated Swedish asthma patients. Methods Primary care medical records data were linked...

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Main Authors: Christer Janson, Karin Lisspers, Björn Ställberg, Gunnar Johansson, Gunilla Telg, Marcus Thuresson, Helene Nordahl Christensen, Kjell Larsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Severe asthma
Uncontrolled asthma
Health care resource utilization
Oral corticosteroids
Cost
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0855-3

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