Estimating the opportunity costs of osteoporosis in the United States

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-16

  Vanness, David J ^a   Tosteson, Anna N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cost of illness; Fractures; Health expenditures; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; RALOXIFENE; RISEDRONIC ACID; SALCATONIN;

AGED; CAREGIVER; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; OSTEOPOROSIS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844281584     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200501000-00003     Document Type: Review

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