A break-even analysis of a community rehabilitation falls prevention service

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 240-245

  Comans, Tracy ^a,c   Brauer, Sandy ^a   Haines, Terry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c District Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Break even analysis; Community rehabilitation; Falls

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; REHABILITATION; RUNNING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 67650493166     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00382.x     Document Type: Article

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