title: Socio-economic costs of osteoporosis and changing patterns.
abstract: Osteoporosis and its complications, especially hip and vertebral fractures, are a world-wide problem. Socio-economic costs and the need of hospital beds for acute and chronic care and for rehabilitation are ever-increasing. The health care system should take these demands into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Mo.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Avioli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000191:economics*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States