The direct and indirect costs of long bone fractures in a working age US population

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 169-178

  Bonafede, Machaon ^a   Espindle, Derek ^a   Bower, Anthony G ^b  

^a IBM WATSON HEALTH   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative claims data; Burden of illness; Fractures; Lost productivity

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; LONG BONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIUS FRACTURE; TIBIA SHAFT FRACTURE; UNITED STATES; WORK; WORK DISABILITY;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870895739     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: 1941837X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696998.2012.737391     Document Type: Article

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