Assessing the impact of comorbidity in the older population

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 376-380

  Guralnik, Jack M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; chronic disease; Comorbidity; disability

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030249449     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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