Contribution of multiple chronic conditions to universal health outcomes

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1686-1691

  Tinetti, Mary E ^a,b   McAvay, Gail J ^a   Chang, Sandy S ^a   Newman, Anne B ^c   Fitzpatrick, Annette L ^d   Fried, Terri R ^a   Peduzzi, Peter N ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple chronic conditions; Patient reported outcomes; Universal health outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 80054733561     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03573.x     Document Type: Article

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