# The increase in healthcare costs associated with frailty in older people discharged to a post-acute transition care program

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-increase-in-healthcare-costs-associated-with-frailty-in-older-people/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Tracy Comans,Nancye M. Peel,Ruth E. Hubbard,A. Mulligan,Len Gray,Paul Scuffham |
| Citations | 85 |
| DOI | 10.1093/ageing/afv196 |
| Fields | Health Professions,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://academic.oup.com/ageing/article-pdf/45/2/317/6649043/afv196.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2299612410 |
| PMID | 26769469 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2016 |

## Paper authors

- [Tracy Comans](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tracy-comans/)

## Paper journal

- [Age and Ageing](https://scholariq.org/journals/age-and-ageing/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)

## Paper topics

- [Frailty in Older Adults](https://scholariq.org/topics/frailty-in-older-adults/)
- [Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes](https://scholariq.org/topics/geriatric-care-and-nursing-homes/)
- [Chronic Disease Management Strategies](https://scholariq.org/topics/chronic-disease-management-strategies/)

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