Health Policy
Recent findings in health policy described by investigators from National Stroke Research Institute
Published in Law and Health Weekly, October 27th, 2007
Researchers detail in 'Why invest in a national public health program for stroke' An example using Australian data to estimate the potential benefits and cost implications,' new data in health policy. "' Stroke is the world's second leading cause of death in people aged over 60 years. Approximately 50,000 strokes occur annually in Australia with numbers predicted to increase by about one third over 10-years," scientists writing in the journal Health Policy report.
"Our objectives were to assess the economic implications of a public health program for stroke by: (1) predicting what potential health-gains and cost-offsets could be achieved; and (2) determining the...
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