Health policy
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Multicenter Study
Hospital cost of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage in Japanese stroke centers.
In Japan, the healthcare expenditure has increased to 8.0% of the gross domestic products in 2001. Stroke care is costly. ⋯ Stroke care is costly in Japan. ICH is more likely to impose substantial physical and economic burden than IS. Because the cares of both first-ever and recurrent stroke were costly, primary and secondary prevention of stroke is important on the healthcare aspects.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
A comparison of patient characteristics and rehabilitation treatment content of chronic low back pain (CLBP) and stroke patients across six European countries.
So far no studies have been conducted on the issue of comparability of rehabilitation treatment profiles and patient characteristics across countries. These aspects might have implications for the feasibility of treating patients abroad but also for the comparison of treatment outcome on an international level. ⋯ International treatment and outcome assessment of CLBP patients is not possible unless standardisation is considered of treatment content and patient selection. For stroke treatment international traffic and multi-centre outcome assessment might be more feasible.