Open AccessEconomic burden of asthma among patients visiting a private hospital in South India
Author(s) -
Surendran Aneeshkumar,
Raj Singh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_474_17
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , absenteeism , indirect costs , direct cost , total cost , pediatrics , socioeconomic status , physical therapy , emergency medicine , environmental health , population , business , management , accounting , economics , microeconomics
The presence of asthma is associated with a socioeconomic burden due to both direct and indirect cost.