Factors contributing to post-stroke health care utilization and costs, secondary results from the life after stroke (LAST) study

• Main Authors: Øystein Døhl (Author), Vidar Halsteinli (Author), Torunn Askim (Author), Mari Gunnes (Author), Hege Ihle-Hansen (Author), Bent Indredavik (Author), Birgitta Langhammer (Author), Ailan Phan (Author), Jon Magnussen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The result from the Life After Stroke (LAST) study showed that an 18-month follow up program as part of the primary health care, did not improve maintenance of motor function for stroke survivors. In this study we evaluated whether the follow-up program could lead to a reduction...