Abstract
The systematic literature further emphasis the heterogeneity of existing multimorbidity indices. However, one important similarity is that the focus is on diseases with a high prevalence and a severe impact on affected individuals.
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MultimorbiditySystematic reviewMedicineChronic diseaseMEDLINEComputer scienceData scienceIntensive care medicineBiology
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- 2010
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 66A
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 301-311
- Citations
- 660
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Claudia Diederichs,
Klaus Berger,
Dorothee B. Bartels
(2010).
The Measurement of Multiple Chronic Diseases--A Systematic Review on Existing Multimorbidity Indices.
The Journals of Gerontology Series A
, 66A
(3)
, 301-311.
https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq208
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- 10.1093/gerona/glq208