Cost-effectiveness of surgical treatment for hip fractures among the elderly in Brazil
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) focusing on the length of time between trauma and surgery.METHODS: A retrospective cohort with systematic sampling was conducted among all the patients who were admitted to the study hospital through the Brazilian National Health...
Main Authors: | Fabiano Bolpato Loures, Alfredo Chaoubah, Vinícius Silveira Maciel, Elenir Pereira Paiva, Patrick Pereira Salgado, Álvaro Correa Netto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2015-02-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000100038&lng=en&tlng=en |
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