The economic burden of medical treatment of children with asthma in China

• Published in: BMC pediatrics Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 386 - 11
• Main Authors: Wu, Ping, Xu, Baoping, Shen, Adong, He, Zonglin, Zhang, Casper J. P., Ming, Wai-kit, Shen, Kunling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.08.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age groups; Allergens; Ambulatory care facilities; Analysis; Antibiotics; Asthma; Asthma - drug therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Childhood asthma; Children; China - epidemiology; China medical insurance research association (CHIRA) database; Chronic illnesses; Cities; Cost of Illness; Costs; Cross-Sectional Studies; Economic aspects; Economic burden; Health insurance; Health insurance industry; Hematology; Hospitals; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Medical economics; National health insurance; Patients; Pediatrics; China; Cities; United States > US; China medical insurance research association (CHIRA) database; Economic burden; Childhood asthma

At present, there are few studies on the economic burden and medical treatment of children with asthma in China. Thus this study aimed to investigate the economic burden of medical treatment of children with asthma in China. The 2015 China Medical Insurance Research Association (CHIRA) database was...