Cost of stroke in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 678-682

  Kaur, Paramdeep ^a   Kwatra, Gagandeep ^a   Kaur, Raminder ^a   Pandian, Jeyaraj D ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cost; Low and middle income countries; Socioeconomic factors; Stroke; Stroke subtypes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LABORATORY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDLINE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE;

EID: 84904701441     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12322     Document Type: Review

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