Background and Purpose—With decision-analytic models becoming more popular to assess
the cost-effectiveness of health care interventions, the need for robust estimates on the costs …

This fifth edition is published by the European Heart Network, a Brussels-based alliance of
non-governmental organisations throughout Europe, including the British Heart Foundation …

Summary Background In 2008, 2· 45 million people were diagnosed with cancer and 1· 23
million died because of cancer in the 27 countries of the European Union (EU). We aimed to …

Aims Cardiovascular disease (CVD), together with its main components, coronary heart
disease (CHD), and cerebrovascular diseases, is the main source of morbidity and mortality …

Figure 1.1 a Deaths by cause, men, latest available year, Europe 18 Figure 1.1 b Deaths by
cause, women, latest available year, Europe 18 Figure 1.1 c Deaths by cause, men, latest …

Background More than 120 000 people are diagnosed annually with bladder cancer in the
28 countries of the European Union (EU). With> 40 000 people dying of it each year, it is the …

Objective: To estimate the economic burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United
Kingdom, including health and non-healthcare costs, and the proportion of total CVD cost …

Background and Purpose—Long-term outcome information after transient ischemic attack
(TIA) and stroke is required to help plan and allocate care services. We evaluated the impact …

Background Evidence is available on the effectiveness and costs of treatments to reduce
stroke risk in long-term secondary prevention. However, there are few data on the costs and …

Background Sleep disturbance occurs in most patients with delusions or hallucinations and
should be treated as a clinical problem in its own right. However, cognitive behavioural …