Hospitalisations, admission costs and re‐fracture risk related to osteoporosis in Western Australia are substantial: a 10‐year review
Abstract Objective: To quantify hospitalisation costs to Western Australia (WA) for osteoporosis‐related fractures and estimate risk of readmission after incident fracture. Methods: All hospitalisation records for WA residents aged ≥50 years admitted to a WA hospital between 2002 and 2011 due to ost...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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Series: | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12381 |