Cost-Effectiveness of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Occupational Asthma
BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of occupational asthma (OA) by specific inhalation challenge (SIC) can be costly and is not always available. The use of sputum testing to avoid this in some patients may be a more cost-effective alternative.
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| author | Wendy A Kennedy Frédéric Girard Simone Chaboillez André Cartier Johanne Côté Frederick Hargreave Manon Labrecque Jean-Luc Malo Susan M Tarlo Carrie A Redlich Catherine Lemière |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of occupational asthma (OA) by specific inhalation challenge (SIC) can be costly and is not always available. The use of sputum testing to avoid this in some patients may be a more cost-effective alternative. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c9b2d1b25c24ad39d1226aecc3bbb822025-08-20T03:34:18ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412007-01-0114527628010.1155/2007/206519Cost-Effectiveness of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Occupational AsthmaWendy A Kennedy0Frédéric Girard1Simone Chaboillez2André Cartier3Johanne Côté4Frederick Hargreave5Manon Labrecque6Jean-Luc Malo7Susan M Tarlo8Carrie A Redlich9Catherine Lemière10Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital Laval, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, CanadaSt Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, CanadaHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaToronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USAHôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, CanadaBACKGROUND: Diagnosis of occupational asthma (OA) by specific inhalation challenge (SIC) can be costly and is not always available. The use of sputum testing to avoid this in some patients may be a more cost-effective alternative.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/206519 |
| spellingShingle | Wendy A Kennedy Frédéric Girard Simone Chaboillez André Cartier Johanne Côté Frederick Hargreave Manon Labrecque Jean-Luc Malo Susan M Tarlo Carrie A Redlich Catherine Lemière Cost-Effectiveness of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Occupational Asthma Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Cost-Effectiveness of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Occupational Asthma |
| title_full | Cost-Effectiveness of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Occupational Asthma |
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| title_short | Cost-Effectiveness of Various Diagnostic Approaches for Occupational Asthma |
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