Hospitalisations, admission costs and re‐fracture risk related to osteoporosis in Western Australia are substantial: a 10‐year review

• Main Authors: Andrew M. Briggs (Author), Wenxing Sun (Author), Laura J. Miller (Author), Elizabeth Geelhoed (Author), Anna Huska (Author), Charles A. Inderjeeth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: To quantify hospitalisation costs to Western Australia (WA) for osteoporosis‐related fractures and estimate risk of readmission after incident fracture. Methods: All hospitalisation records for WA residents aged ≥50 years admitted to a WA hospital between 2002 and 2011 due to ost...