Health services utilization after fractures: Evidence from Medicare

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1012-1020

  Becker, David J ^a   Yun, Huifeng ^a   Kilgore, Meredith L ^a   Curtis, Jeffrey R ^a   Delzell, Elizabeth ^a   Gary, Lisa C ^a   Saag, Kenneth G ^a   Morrisey, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractures; Medicare; Osteoporosis; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955901076     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq093     Document Type: Article

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