Hospitalised osteoporotic vertebral fractures in Spain: Analysis of the national hospital discharge registry

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 649-657

  Bouza, C ^a,b   Lopez T ^a   Palma, M ^a   Amate, J M ^a  

^a Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Health services research; Osteoporosis; Vertebral fractures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 34047139864     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-006-0292-x     Document Type: Article

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