International comparison of cost of falls in older adults living in the community: A systematic review

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1295-1306

  Davis, J C ^a   Robertson, M C ^b   Ashe, M C ^a   Liu Ambrose, T ^a   Khan, K M ^a   Marra, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cost; Economic analysis; Fall; Older adults; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMBASE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COST OF ILLNESS; EUROPE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77954536439     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-1162-0     Document Type: Article

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