The financial implications of falls in older people for an acute hospital

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 11-13

  Cotter, Paul E ^a,b   Timmons, S ^a   O'Connor, M ^a   Twomey, C ^a   O'Mahony, D ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

^b Merlin Park University Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PELVIS FRACTURE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RIB FRACTURE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; WRIST FRACTURE;

EID: 33745884966     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03167941     Document Type: Review

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