The cost-effectiveness of an inner-city asthma intervention for children
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyPublished 1 October 2002
Sean D. Sullivan, Kevin B. Weiss, Henry Lynn, Herman Mitchell, Meyer Kattan, Peter J. Gergen
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A multifaceted asthma intervention program reduced symptom days and was cost-effective for inner-city children with asthma and in children with more severe disease, the intervention was substantially more effective and reduced costs compared with that seen in control children.
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A multifaceted asthma intervention program reduced symptom days and was cost-effective for inner-city children with asthma. In children with more severe disease, the intervention was substantially more effective and reduced costs compared with that seen in control children. Organizations serving this population should consider this strategy as part of a comprehensive disease-management program for asthma.
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