Cost analysis of a falls-prevention program in an orthopaedic setting

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 469, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3462-3468

  Galbraith, John G ^a,b   Butler, Joseph S ^a,b   Memon, Adeel R ^a,b   Dolan, Mark A ^a,b   Harty, James A ^a,b  

^a St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital   (Ireland)

^b University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FALLING; FALLS PREVENTION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 82655184880     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-011-1932-9     Document Type: Article

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