Interdisciplinary care in orthogeriatrics: A good cost-benefit model of care [3]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-136

  Amatuzzi, Marco Martins ^a   Carelli, Clara De Rosa ^a   Leme, Luiz E Garcez ^a   Suzuki, Itiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMUR FRACTURE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0037243095     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-5215.2002.51026.x     Document Type: Letter

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