Mortality rate in veterans with multiple chronic conditions

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2007, Pages 403-407

  Lee, Todd A ^a,b   Shields, Alexandra E ^c   Vogeli, Christine ^c   Gibson, Teresa B ^d   Woong Sohn, Min ^a,b   Marder, William D ^d   Blumenthal, David ^c   Weiss, Kevin B ^a,b  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MEDSTAT GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic conditions; Coexistant conditions; Mortality; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASTHMA; CANCER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STROKE; VETERAN;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 36448971598     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0277-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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