Socioeconomic costs of stroke in Korea: Estimated from the Korea national health insurance claims database

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-260

  Lim, Seung Ji ^a   Kim, Han Joong ^b   Nam, Chung Mo ^b   Chang, Hoo Sun ^a   Jang, Young Hwa ^a   Kim, Sera ^a   Kang, Hye Young ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cost of illness; Costs; Illness burden; Prevention; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STROKE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953654679     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2009.42.4.251     Document Type: Article

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