Cost and effectiveness of hip protectors among the elderly

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-66

  Segui Gomez, Maria ^a   Keuffel, Eric ^a   Frick, Kevin D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Cost effectiveness; Hip fractures; Hip protectors; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTECTION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036123822     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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