Bokhari, Farasat A. S.; Wellwood, Ian; Rudd, Anthony; … - In: Health economics review 4 (2014) 1, pp. 1-10
Care of stroke patients costs considerably more in specialized stroke units (SU) compared to care in general medical … control trials show better outcomes for stroke patients admitted to SU, observational studies report mixed findings. In this … paper we use individual level data from first-ever stroke patients in four European cities and find evidence of selection by …