Factors affecting use of resources for asthma patients

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Sahin B., Tatar M.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS, vol.30, no.5, pp.395-403, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 30 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2006
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s10916-006-9024-1
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.395-403
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aims at exploring the variance in resources used for management and treatment of asthma disease and analyzing the impact of patient and physician characteristics on total test expenditures and the number of drugs prescribed as resource utilization variables.