Efficacy and cost-effectiveness analysis of post-acute care for elderly patients with hip fractures

Background/Purpose: Hip fractures are associated with physical dysfunction, and poor quality of life in the elderly. Post-acute care (PAC) would facilitate functional recovery in patients with hip fractures after surgeries. Taiwan has proposed a nationwide PAC program for hip fractures since 2017, b...

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Main Authors: Min-Chang Lee, Chia-Wei Chang, Shih-Liang Shih, Sheng-Jean Huang, Jau-Yih Tsauo, Kai-Lun Hsiao, Meng-Yueh Chien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966462200002X