Comorbidity and socioeconomic deprivation: An observational study of the prevalence of comorbidity in general practice

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-26

  Macleod, Una ^a   Mitchell, Elizabeth ^b   Black, Margaret ^b   Spence, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Data linkage; Socioeconomic deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEPHRITIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 1842575615     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814780409094223     Document Type: Article

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