The cost of fall related presentations to the ED: A prospective, in-person, patient-tracking analysis of health resource utilization

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1513-1519

  Woolcott, J C ^a,b   Khan, K M ^a,c   Mitrovic, S ^a   Anis, A H ^a,b   Marra, C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR HEALTH EVALUATION AND OUTCOME SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Economic analysis; Fall; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGY; REHABILITATION CARE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84863629678     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1764-1     Document Type: Article

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