Economic Burden of Pediatric Asthma: Annual Cost of Disease in Iran

Economic Burden of Pediatric Asthma: Annual Cost of Disease in Iran

Background: Asthma is the first cause of children hospitalization and need for emergency and impose high economic burden on the families and governments. We aimed to investigate the economic burden of pediatric asthma and its contribution to family health budget in Iran. Methods: Overall, 283 pedi...

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Main Authors: Laleh SHARIFI, Raheleh DASHTI, Zahra POURPAK, Mohammad Reza FAZLOLLAHI, Masoud MOVAHEDI, Zahra CHAVOSHZADEH, Habib SOHEILI, Saied BOKAIE, Anoushiravan KAZEMNEJAD, Mostafa MOIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Asthma
Economic burden
Direct cost
Indirect cost
Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/12410

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