Publications by authors named "Eman T Al-Issa"

Objectives: This study aimed to estimate and analyze the direct medical costs of pediatric patients with asthma in Jordan from the provider's perspective.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of a cohort of pediatric patients with asthma treated during 3 years in a teaching hospital was conducted. The prevalence-based, bottom-up approach has been used to estimate the cost-of-illness of asthma.

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Objective: This study aimed to estimate the association of smoking with the direct medical expenditures for chronic disease management in north of Jordan.

Design, Setting And Participants: Retrospective cohort study using hospital database. Patients who were diagnosed with at least one chronic disease,were aged 18 years or older and had attended King Abdullah University Hospital for disease management and procedures from 1 July 2015 through 30 June 2016 were included in the study.

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