Acute treatment costs of intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemic stroke in Argentina

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 246-253

  Christensen, M C ^a   Previgliano, I ^b   Capparelli, F J ^c   Lerman, D ^b   Lee, W C ^d   Wainsztein, N A ^c  

^a NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^b Hospital de Agudos Dr Juan Fernandez   (Argentina)

^c FLENI   (Argentina)

^d Abt Bio Pharma Solutions Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Hospital costs; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Ischemic stroke; Outcomes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARGENTINA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 61849110240     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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