Multimorbidity in older women: The negative impact of specific combinations of chronic conditions on self-rated health

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 117-122

  Vos, Hedwig M M ^a   Bor, Hans H ^a   Rangelrooij Minkels, Marjolein J A Van ^a   Schellevis, François G ^b,c   Lagro Janssen, Antoine L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; Elderly; Headache; Multimorbidity; Self rated health; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART INFARCTION; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEW; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRAINE; PSORIASIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CONCEPT; STENOSIS; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84878956302     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: 17511402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814788.2012.755511     Document Type: Article

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