Co-occurrence of diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke, and cancer: quantifying age patterns in the Dutch population using health survey data

Co-occurrence of diabetes, myocardial infarction, stroke, and cancer: quantifying age patterns in the Dutch population using health survey data

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The high prevalence of chronic diseases in Western countries implies that the presence of multiple chronic diseases within one person is common. Especially at older ages, when the likelihood of having a chronic disease increases, the...

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Main Authors: van de Kassteele Jan, Boshuizen Hendriek C, Engelfriet Peter M, van Baal Pieter H, Schellevis Francois G, Hoogenveen Rudolf T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
Subjects:
multimorbidity
comorbidity
diabetes
cancer
cardiovascular disease
stroke
P-splines
Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/9/1/51

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