Medical costs of osteoporosis in the elderly Medicare population.

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Prior national cost estimates of osteoporosis and fractures in the USA have been based on diverse sets of provider data or selected commercial insurance claims. Based on a random population-based sample of older adults, the US medical cost of osteoporosis and fractures is estimated at $22 billion in 2008.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Osteoporos Int

Title: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

ISSN (Electronic): 1433-2965

ISSN (Print): 0937-941X

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2011

Volume: 22

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Center for Health Economics and Science Policy, United BioSource Corporation, 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. steve.blume@unitedbiosource.com

Article

Mid ID: NIHMS493505

DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1419-7

PubMed ID: 21165602

SO-VID: e2e044f7-1182-48c8-aa60-0cfcf496eb13

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