Direct costs of osteoporosis and hip fracture: an analysis for the Mexican Social Insurance Health Care System Costos directos de la osteoporosis y fracturas de cadera: un análisis para el sistema de salud mexicano

OBJECTIVE: To compare costs of diagnosis and annual treatment of osteoporosis and hip fracture between the Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación (INR) and the protocol used by the Seguro Popular de Salud (SPSS). METHODS: Direct costs gathered in a prospective study with real cases at the INR are pres...

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Main Authors: Fernando Carlos, Patricia Clark, Humberto Maciel, Juan A Tamayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2009-01-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342009000700014