Patients with persistent asthma incur high medical costs as well as indirect costs for employers, reports a study in the August Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Led by Dr. Gene Colice of Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C., the researchers used a large insurance database to analyze costs associated with persistent asthma. [click link for full article]
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