Comparison of cost-effectiveness of vitamin d screening with that of universal supplementation in preventing falls in community-dwelling older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 707-714

  Lee, Richard H ^a,b   Weber, Thomas ^a   Colõn Emeric, Cathleen ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

accidental falls; cost effectiveness; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIMULATION; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MASS SCREENING; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84878011810     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12213     Document Type: Article

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