Table 1.

Unit costs for health care resources applied in the study (2007 pounds sterling, £)

Health care resource type	Unit cost, £
Primary care consultation	34.00
Respiratory outpatient consultation	127.00
Respiratory inpatient admissions	761.50
Respiratory emergency room visit	144.61
Nonrespiratory inpatient admission	1,576.57
Nonrespiratory outpatient attendances	167.95
Nonrespiratory emergency room visit	89.40