Estimating the costs of hip fracture and potential savings

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 255-267

  Zethraeus, Niklas ^a   Gerdtham, Ulf G ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HIP SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0031808644     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646230001223X     Document Type: Article

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