Economic analysis of surgical treatment of hip fracture in older adults

OBJECTIVE To analyze the incremental cost-utility ratio for the surgical treatment of hip fracture in older patients. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of a systematic sample of patients who underwent surgery for hip fracture at a central hospital of a macro-region in the state of Minas...

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Main Authors: Fabiano Bolpato Loures, Alfredo Chaoubah, Valdeci Manoel de Oliveira, Alessandra Maciel Almeida, Estela Márcia de Saraiva Campos, Elenir Pereira de Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2015-01-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102015000100204&lng=en&tlng=en