Evaluation of the healthcare resource use and the related financial costs of managing peanut allergy in the United Kingdom

Aims: We aimed to estimate the resource use and associated costs for patients with peanut allergy (PA) compared to matched controls.Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study using data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink and Hospital Episode Statistics. PA patients were matched to two control cohorts: the first (simple-matched) were matched 1:1 on year of birth, general practice, gender and registration year. The second...