The social and economic burden of stroke survivors in Italy: a prospective, incidence-based, multi-centre cost of illness study

Fattore, Giovanni; Torbica, Aleksandra; Susi, Alessandra; Aguzzi, Giovanni; Benelli, G.; Gozzo, M.; Toso, Vito

doi:10.1186/1471-2377-12-137

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The social and economic burden of stroke survivors in Italy: a prospective, incidence-based, multi-centre cost of illness study

Published in BMC Neurology • Nov 14, 2012

Authors:

Giovanni Fattore

Aleksandra Torbica

Alessandra Susi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to estimate the one-year societal costs due to a stroke event in Italy and to investigate variables associated with costs in different phases following hospital admission. METHODS: The patients were enrolled in 44 hospitals across the country and data on socio-d...

Subject

Medicine

Stroke (engine)

Health care

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