HEALTH CARE RESOURCE USE AND STROKE OUTCOME
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Health care resource use and stroke outcome. Multinational comparisons within the GAIN International trial.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Outcome in patients hospitalized for acute stroke varies considerably between populations. Within the framework of the GAIN International trial, a large multicenter trial of a neuroprotective agent (gavestinel, glycine antagonist), stroke outcome in relation to health care resource use has been compared in a large number of countries, allowing for differences in case mix....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0266-4623,1471-6348
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462303000242