Implications of comorbidity for primary care costs in the UK: A retrospective observational study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 609, 2013, Pages

  Brilleman, Samuel L ^c   Purdy, Sarah ^c   Salisbury, Chris ^c   Windmeijer, Frank ^a   Gravelle, Hugh ^b   Hollinghurst, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Costs and cost analysis; Delivery of health care; Depression; Family practice; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84876265822     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X665242     Document Type: Article

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