The impact of social isolation on delayed hospital discharges of older hip fracture patients and associated costs

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 737-745

  Landeiro, F ^a   Leal, J ^a   Gray, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Delayed discharge; Hip fracture; Older; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DELAYED HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PORTUGAL; PROCEDURES; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84957433521     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3293-9     Document Type: Article

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