The measurement of multiple chronic diseases - A systematic review on existing multimorbidity indices

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 301-311

  Diederichs, Claudia ^a   Berger, Klaus ^a   Bartels, Dorothée B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Index; Multimorbidity; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS;

EID: 79955091066     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq208     Document Type: Review

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