Comparison of outcomes and costs after hip fracture surgery in three hospitals that have different care systems in Japan

Health Policy

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 204-210

  Kondo, Akiko ^a   Zierler, Brenda K ^b   Isokawa, Yayoi ^c   Hagino, Hiroshi ^d,e   Ito, Yayoi ^f  

^a CHUBU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Juzenkai Hospital   (Japan)

^d TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TOTTORI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f Tokyo Labor Welfare Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Health care systems; Hip fractures; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REHABILITATION CENTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 67349205479     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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