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Health Occupations > Medicine > Public Health > Epidemiologic Factors > Comorbidity
Environment and Public Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Factors > Comorbidity
Population Characteristics > Health > Public Health > Epidemiologic Factors > Comorbidity
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation > Quality of Health Care > Epidemiologic Factors > Comorbidity
Health Occupations > Health Services Administration > Quality of Health Care > Epidemiologic Factors > Comorbidity

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Comorbidity  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • "presence of co-existing or additional diseases" in epidemiologic studies: do not confuse with /compl; IM general only; coordinate NIM with each disease /epidemiol (IM), not /compl; specify geographic term if pertinent

Scope note

  • The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015897

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