Incidence and direct medical costs of hospitalizations due to osteoporotic fractures in Switzerland

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 414-425

  Lippuner, K ^a   Von Overbeck, J ^a   Perrelet, R ^a   Bosshard, H ^a   Jaeger, Ph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fractures; Hospital costs; Incidence; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0030744794     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00004149     Document Type: Article

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