A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of stroke care provided in London and Copenhagen

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 684-695

  Grieve, Richard ^a   Porsdal, Vibeke ^a   Hutton, John ^a   Wolfe, Charles ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; International comparisons; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SPEECH THERAPY; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 0033853288     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300101242     Document Type: Review

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