Fracture Experiences and Long-Term Care Initiation among Older Population: Analysis of Korean National Health Insurance Service-Senior Cohort Study

Background Long-term care is a burden on individuals, families, and society. It is important to find ways to delay the onset of disability to lessen the burden of long-term care in aging societies. Fracture is one of the risk factors that affect physical functions and make older people dependent. Th...

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Main Authors: Hye-jin Kim, Soong-nang Jang, Ja-kyung Lee, Yong-Chan Ha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korea Geriatrics Society 2019-09-01
Series:Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research
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Online Access:http://www.e-agmr.org/upload/pdf/agmr-19-0021.pdf