A close examination of healthcare expenditures related to fractures
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A close examination of healthcare expenditures related to fractures.
This study evaluated reasons for healthcare expenditures both before and after the occurrence of fractures among Medicare beneficiaries. In a previous study we examined healthcare expenditures in the 6 months before and after fractures. The difference-"incremental" expenditures-provides one estimate of the potentially avoidable costs associated with fractures. We constructed a second estimate o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0884-0431
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.1789