Fracture Reduction Affects Medicare Economics (FRAME) : Impact of increased osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment

Osteoporosis is a common, debilitating disease affecting US Medicare beneficiaries, yet diagnosis and treatment lag behind medical advances. We estimated the cost of fractures to the Medicare program and the impact of increasing osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment. A Markov model was used to predic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Osteoporosis international 2005-12, Vol.16 (12), p.1545-1557
Hauptverfasser:	KING, Alison B, SAAG, K. G, BURGE, R. T, PISU, M, GOEL, N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Ambulatory Care - economics Biological and medical sciences Bone density Bone Density - physiology Computer Simulation Cost control Cost of Illness Diseases of the osteoarticular system Economics Female Fractures Fractures, Bone - economics Fractures, Bone - epidemiology Fractures, Bone - prevention & control Health Care Costs Hospitalization - economics Humans Incidence Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Long-Term Care - economics Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Medicare Medicare - economics Models, Statistical Osteoporosis Osteoporosis - diagnosis Osteoporosis - economics Osteoporosis - therapy Osteoporosis. Osteomalacia. Paget disease Patients Risk Factors Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents United States - epidemiology Womens health
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