Hip fractures in the elderly: The impact of comorbid illnesses on hospitalisation costs

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 784-787

  Chen, Li Tat ^a   Lee, Janise A Y ^b   Chua, Benjamin S Y ^a   Howe, Tet Sen ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Comorbidities; Costs; Elderly; Hip fractures; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; SENESCENCE; SINGAPORE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 36849051863     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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