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Review
. 2008 Aug;65(8):463-6.
doi: 10.1024/0040-5930.65.8.463.

[A health economics approach]

[Article in German]
Adelheid Susanne Esslinger  1 , Hans Jürgen Heppner
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Review

[A health economics approach]

[Article in German]
Adelheid Susanne Esslinger et al. Ther Umsch. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

Frailty is a complex term and has a broad influence on the elderly patients. For evaluating the monetary impact of frailty it is necessary to approach in a differentiated way. It is of great interest to discover the relevance of multidisciplinary assessment and accordant preventive actions. In this article the costs of osteoporosis and (hip) fractures are briefly presented.

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