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Summary: This study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and direct medical costs associated with asthma treatment in Colombia patients. The results showed that medication use and outpatient visits were the main drivers of costs, and costs were higher in severe cases and in the adult/elderly population.
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Summary: The use of reminders in public vaccination programs can effectively increase childhood vaccination coverage, especially when sent close to the recommended vaccination age. Both digital and postal reminders have equal impact on vaccination rates. Prospective reminders can improve timely vaccinations in later childhood and help achieve high coverage for new vaccines in complex vaccination programs. Reminders prompt additional preventive care for the focal children, but have no spillover effects on other health behaviors or relatives.
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Hussain A. Al-Omar, Nasser Aljehani, Ali Alshehri, Abdullah Al-Khenizan, Faisal Al-Shammari, Abdulmohsen Abanumay, Volker Schnecke, Joao L. Carapinha, Saleh A. Alqhatani
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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ECONOMICS
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Catherine M. Lockhart, Cara L. McDermott, Aaron B. Mendelsohn, James Marshall, Ali McBride, Gary Yee, Minghui Sam Li, Aziza Jamal-Allial, Djeneba Audrey Djibo, Gabriela Vazquez Benitez, Terese A. DeFor, Pamala A. Pawloski
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