Direct medical cost of stroke in Singapore

ConclusionThere is a considerable economic burden associated with stroke in Singapore. The type of stroke, length of poststroke period, and stroke complications and comorbidities are found to be associated with the total costs. Efforts to reduce inpatient costs and to allocate health resources to focus on the primary prevention of stroke should become a priority.

Source: International Journal of Stroke - July 14, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Charmaine Shuyu Ng, Matthias Paul Han Sim Toh, Jiaying Ng, Yu Ko Tags: Research Source Type: research