Journal article
The current economic burden of illness of osteoporosis in Canada
Abstract
We estimate the current burden of illness of osteoporosis in Canada is double ($4.6 billion) our previous estimates ($2.3 billion) due to improved data capture of the multiple encounters and services that accompany a fracture: emergency room, admissions to acute and step-down non-acute institutions, rehabilitation, home-assisted or long-term residency support.IntroductionWe previously estimated the economic burden of illness of …
Authors
Hopkins RB; Burke N; Von Keyserlingk C; Leslie WD; Morin SN; Adachi JD; Papaioannou A; Bessette L; Brown JP; Pericleous L
Journal
Osteoporosis International, Vol. 27, No. 10, pp. 3023–3032
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2016
DOI
10.1007/s00198-016-3631-6
ISSN
0937-941X