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Title:

Trends in the Pharmaceutical Treatment of Asthma in Adults, 1998 to 2009

Product type:

Research Findings 33

MEPS component:

Household Component

Publication date:

July 19, 2012

Description:

During the period under review, the total number (proportion) of adults who were reported to have treatment for asthma almost doubled from an average annual estimated 5.5 million (2.7 percent) in 1998-1999 to 10.3 million (4.5 percent) in 2008-2009.

Author(s):

Eric Sarpong, PhD and Frances M. Chevarley, PhD

Agency:

Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Source:

Web Only

MEPS Topics:

Access to Health Care, Health Care Costs/Expenditures, Health Care Disparities, Medical Conditions, Medical Expenditures, Prescribed Drug Use/Events and Expenditures , Prescription Drugs, Priority Conditions -- Asthma, Priority Conditions -- General

PDF link:

data_files/publications/rf33/rf33.pdf (215 KB)

HTML link:

data_files/publications/rf33/rf33.shtml

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