Cost-effectiveness of hip protectors in the prevention of osteoporosis related hip fractures in elderly nursing home residents

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1607-1613

  Singh, Sonia ^a   Sun, Huiying ^a   Anis, Aslam H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Hip fracture; Hip protector; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCIUM; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG COSTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 3442887066     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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