Little is known about any variations in resource use and costs of care between stroke subtypes, especially nonhospital costs. The purpose of this study was to describe the patterns of resource use and to estimate the first-year and lifetime costs for stroke subtypes.
National Stroke Research Institute, Level 1, Neurosciences Bldg, Repatriation Campus, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, 300 Waterdale Rd, Heidelberg Heights, Victoria 3081, Australia. helend@austin.unimelb.edu au
