Prevalence of Chronic Conditions in Australia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Harrison, Christopher ^a   Britt, Helena ^a   Miller, Graeme ^a   Henderson, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880720090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067494     Document Type: Article

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