Cost of asthma in Portuguese adults: A population-based, cost-of-illness study

Introduction: Asthma is one of the most frequent chronic diseases, putting a considerable economic burden on societies and individuals. We aimed to estimate the total cost of adult asthma in Portugal, as well as the extent to which direct and indirect costs are influenced by the level of asthma cont...

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Main Authors: J.P. Barbosa, M. Ferreira-Magalhães, A. Sá-Sousa, L.F. Azevedo, J.A. Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-11-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173511517301021