Economic Burden of the Inadequate Management of Allergic Rhinitis and Urticaria in Asian Countries Based on the GA2LEN Model

• Main Authors: Kulthanan, Kanokvalai, Chusakul, Supinda, Recto, Marysia Tiongco, Gabriel, Ma. Teresita, Aw, Derrick Chen-Wee, Prepageran, Narayanan, Wong, Alson, Leong, Jern Lin, Foong, Henry, Quang, Vo Thanh, Zuberbier, Torsten
• Format: Article
• Published: Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21575/; https://doi.org/10.4168/aair.2018.10.4.370
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Purpose: Across Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, (referred to as Asia) approximately 30-53 million individuals of the 151 million employed suffer from allergic rhinitis (AR) and urticaria. It is estimated that approximately 90% of patients with these allergic co...