Direct health-care costs attributed to hip fractures among seniors: A matched cohort study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 659-669

  Nikitovic, M ^a,b   Wodchis, W P ^a,b,c   Krahn, M D ^a,b   Cadarette, S M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Direct service costs; Hip fractures; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PROGNOSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873724286     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2034-6     Document Type: Article

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