Regional variation of care dependency after hip fracture in Germany: A retrospective cohort study using health insurance claims data.

Regional variation of care dependency after hip fracture in Germany: A retrospective cohort study using health insurance claims data.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate variation of care dependency after hip fracture across German regions based on the assessment by the German statutory long-term care insurance. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING:Patient-level statutory health and long-term care insurance claims data from 2009-2011 and official stat...

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Main Authors: Claudia Schulz, Gisela Büchele, Raphael Simon Peter, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Patrick Roigk, Kilian Rapp, Katrin Christiane Reber, Hans-Helmut König
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230648

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