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Economic burden of stroke in a rural South African setting

BACKGROUND: Stroke is the second leading cause of mortality and leading cause of disability in South Africa yet published data on the economic costs of stroke is lacking particularly in rural settings. METHODS: We estimate the total direct costs of stroke in 2012 from a health system perspective usi...

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Autores principales: Maredza, Mandy, Chola, Lumbwe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26918245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ensci.2016.01.001