Modelling the burden of stroke in Finland until 2030

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 340-345

  Sivenius, J ^a   Torppa, J ^b   Tuomilehto, J ^b   Immonen Raiha P ^c   Kaarisalo, M ^d   Sarti, C ^b   Kuulasmaa, K ^b   MahOnen M ^b   Lehtonen, A ^e   Salomaa, V ^b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Costs and cost analysis; Epidemiology; Healthcare costs; Prevention; Scenario analysis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STROKE;

EID: 70349498647     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2009.00330.x     Document Type: Article

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