Chronic Comorbidities Contribute to the Burden and Costs of Persistent Asthma

• Main Authors: Paula Kauppi (Author), Miika Linna (Author), Juha Jantunen (Author), Jaana E. Martikainen (Author), Tari Haahtela (Author), Anna Pelkonen (Author), Mika Mäkelä (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background. We aimed to study the prevalence of chronic comorbidities in asthma patients and the costs of health care use associated with asthma with comorbidities. Material and Methods. We analysed the prevalence of the four most common chronic diseases in asthma patients in 2008-2014 in Finland. P...