Medical Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Falls in Older Adults

Objectives To estimate medical expenditures attributable to older adult falls using a methodology that can be updated annually to track these expenditures over time. Design Population data from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and cost estimates from the Web‐based Injury Statistics Query...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) Vol. 66; no. 4; pp. 693 - 698
Main Authors:	Florence, Curtis S., Bergen, Gwen, Atherly, Adam, Burns, Elizabeth, Stevens, Judy, Drake, Cynthia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2018
Subjects:	Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Adults Aged Beneficiaries Cost estimates Costs Falls Female Health care expenditures Health Expenditures - statistics & numerical data Humans Male Medicaid Medicaid - economics medical costs Medicare Medicare - economics older adults Older people Prevention Respondents Statistical analysis United States Vital statistics United States older adults falls Medicare Medicaid medical costs
ISSN:	0002-8614, 1532-5415, 1532-5415
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