title: Prevention, education programs head off high cost of stroke.
abstract: Stroke is the nation's third leading cause of death and represents a human as well as a financial catastrophe. Find out how these DM programs are identifying patients with specific risk factors for stroke, teaching patients about the disease and its warning signs, and following up with multidisciplinary management.
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D019091:Critical Pathways; D019468:Disease Management; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors