title: [A health economics approach].
abstract: Frailty is a complex term and has a broad influence on the elderly patients. For evaluating the monetary impact of frailty it is necessary to approach in a differentiated way. It is of great interest to discover the relevance of multidisciplinary assessment and accordant preventive actions. In this article the costs of osteoporosis and (hip) fractures are briefly presented.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Lange Gasse 20, Nürnberg. susanne.esslinger@wiso.uni-erlangen.de
authors.forename: Adelheid Susanne
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Esslinger
authors.forename: Hans Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Heppner
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018803:Models, Economic; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence