Why invest in a national public health program for stroke?. An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implications

Health Policy

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 287-294

  Cadilhac, Dominique A ^a,b   Carter, Robert C ^e   Thrift, Amanda G ^d,f   Dewey, Helen M ^a,b,c  

^a FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics; Health policy; Outcomes; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 34547899962     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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