Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Vijayshree Prakash

Publications

• Research Article
  Cost of Asthma in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
  Author(s): Bassam H Mahboub, FatehRahman SMA Shendi, Basil Kh Safarini, Mostafa H AbdulAziz, Gamal M Mustafa and Vijayshree PrakashBassam H Mahboub, FatehRahman SMA Shendi, Basil Kh Safarini, Mostafa H AbdulAziz, Gamal M Mustafa and Vijayshree Prakash
  
  Background and Objectives: Asthma is one of the chronic respiratory diseases affecting both genders and all ages across the globe. The treatment and control of asthma imposes significant economic burden on patients as well as the healthcare system. Patients also report absenteeism from school/work and poor quality of life. There are very few studies evaluating the cost of asthma in UAE. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost of asthma in Dubai region of United Arab Emirates. Material and Methods: Asthma prevalence and unit cost estimates were applied to the population of Dubai aged 5 years and above, based on the figures from the Dubai Statistic Center 2009 census. The asthma treatment profiles of the patients in Dubai as well as the days absent from school/work and quality of life data were obtained from the Asthma Insights and Reality for the .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000146

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