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Economics of Asthma
The Global asthma report contains a detailed chapter on the economics of asthma.
Another excellent resource is:
Bahadori K, Doyle-Waters MM, Marra C, et al. Economic burden of asthma: a systematic review. BMC Pulm Med 2009; 9: 24 View
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