Multimorbidity, health care utilization and costs in an elderly community-dwelling population: A claims data based observational study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Bähler, Caroline ^a   Huber, Carola A ^a   Brüngger, Beat ^a   Reich, Oliver ^a  

^a Helsana Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Claims data; Health care costs; Health care utilization; Multimorbidity

Indexed keywords

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SWITZERLAND; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84926407401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0698-2     Document Type: Article

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