The cost of childhood asthma and its determinants in Ankara, Turkey.

BEYHUN N. E., Cilingiroglu N., SEKEREL B. E.

The Turkish journal of pediatrics, vol.49, no.2, pp.179-88, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: The Turkish journal of pediatrics
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.179-88
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. In recent years a consistent increase in the prevalence, and concomitantly, in the social and economic impact of the disease, has been reported.