A prospective study of the costs of falls in older adults living in the community

Abstract Objective:To establish the hospital cost and three‐month, post‐hospital community and personal costs associated with older adults discharged to the community after a fall. The timing, incidence and the determinants of these costs to the various sectors were also examined. Methods:Patients w...

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Main Authors: Sonja E. Hall, Delia V. Hendrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-06-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2003.tb00405.x