Human and economic burden of stroke

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-5

  Di Carlo, Antonio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; STROKE;

EID: 58849094083     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn282     Document Type: Editorial

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