Measuring Comorbidity in Cardiovascular Research: A Systematic Review

Background. Everything known about the roles, relationships, and repercussions of comorbidity in cardiovascular disease is shaped by how comorbidity is currently measured. Objectives. To critically examine how comorbidity is measured in randomized controlled trials or clinical trials and prospective...

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Main Authors: Harleah G. Buck, Jabar A. Akbar, Sarah Jingying Zhang, Janet A. Prvu Bettger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Nursing Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/563246