An economic analysis of external hip protector use in ambulatory nursing facility residents

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-52

  Colón Emeric, Cathleen S ^a,b   Datta, Santanu K ^a   Matchar, David B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; External hip protectors; Hip fractures; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EXTERNAL HIP PROTECTOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; MALE; PROBABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037273204     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.1.47     Document Type: Article

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