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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Main Authors: Andrew M. Briggs, Wenxing Sun, Laura J. Miller, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Anna Huska, Charles A. Inderjeeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12381