Use of Stroke-Related Income Supplements and Predictors of Use in a Working-Aged Finnish Ischemic Stroke Cohort

Compared with the direct costs, the indirect costs of stroke may be larger contributors to the socioeconomic burden of stroke, and the need to better understand the indirect costs of stroke is well established. We investigated the indirect costs of stroke according to a novel outcome, the use of stroke-related income supplements, in a Finnish cohort of working-aged patients.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 18, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Tatu Kauranen, Siiri Laari, Katri Turunen, Marjatta Melkas, Satu Mustanoja, Peter Baumann, Erja Poutiainen Source Type: research