• Am J Manag Care · Dec 2020

    Economic burden of osteoporotic fractures: the tip of the iceberg?

    • Hatice Bolek, Ertugrul Cagri Bolek, and TanrioverMine DurusuMD.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Gevher Nesibe St, 06100 Sıhhiye, Ankara, Turkey. Email: hati.kocc@gmail.com.
    • Am J Manag Care. 2020 Dec 1; 26 (12): e376.

    AbstractThe economic burden of osteoporotic fractures may be much higher than estimated: just the tip of the iceberg. In this letter, we suggest that the cost of these fractures might be underestimated by considering only direct medical cost.

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