Cost-effectiveness of hip protectors in frail institutionalized elderly

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 964-969

  Van Schoor, Natasja M ^a   De Bruyne, Martine C ^a   Van Der Roer, Nicole ^a,b   Lommerse, Els ^b   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a   Lips, Paul ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Elderly; Hip fracture; Hip protector

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SHOE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HIP FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 11244311730     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1632-3     Document Type: Article

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