Could a policy of provision of hip protectors to elderly nursing home residents result in cost savings in acute hip fracture care? The case of Ontario, Canada. [electronic resource]
- Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA Jun 2007
- 819-27 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0937-941X
10.1007/s00198-006-0307-7 doi
Aged Cost Savings--statistics & numerical data Cost-Benefit Analysis Health Care Costs--statistics & numerical data Hip Fractures--economics Homes for the Aged Humans Nursing Homes Ontario--epidemiology Protective Devices--economics Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic