Research Article: Racial and Ethnic Minorities at the Highest Risk of Uncontrolled Moderate-to-Severe Asthma: A United States Electronic Health Record Analysis
Introduction:
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting > million people worldwide. Among the million Americans with asthma, approximately % to % of patients have severe asthma. In about half of these patients, severe asthma remains uncontrolled. In the United States (US), the total annual economic burden of asthma (–) was estimated at $. billion, of which % was associated with medical costs and the remaining was attributable to either absenteeism or mortality. The total economic burden of uncontrolled…
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