Does multimorbidity influence the occurrence rates of chronic conditions? A claims data based comparison of expected and observed prevalence rates.

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Does multimorbidity influence the occurrence rates of chronic conditions? A claims data based comparison of expected and observed prevalence rates. / Schäfer, Ingmar.

In: PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, No. 9, 9, 2012, p. 45390.

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title = "Does multimorbidity influence the occurrence rates of chronic conditions? A claims data based comparison of expected and observed prevalence rates.",
abstract = "Multimorbidity is a complex phenomenon with an almost endless number of possible disease combinations with unclear implications. One important aspect in analyzing the clustering of diseases is to distinguish between random coexistence and statistical dependency. We developed a model to account for random coexistence based on stochastic distribution. We analyzed if the number of diseases of the patients influences the occurrence rates of chronic conditions.",
keywords = "Humans, Male, Aged, Female, Prevalence, Chronic Disease/*epidemiology, Renal Insufficiency/epidemiology, Atherosclerosis/epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology, Hypertension/epidemiology, Lipid Metabolism Disorders/epidemiology, Low Back Pain/epidemiology, Neoplasms/epidemiology, Thyroid Diseases/epidemiology, Humans, Male, Aged, Female, Prevalence, Chronic Disease/*epidemiology, Renal Insufficiency/epidemiology, Atherosclerosis/epidemiology, Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology, Hypertension/epidemiology, Lipid Metabolism Disorders/epidemiology, Low Back Pain/epidemiology, Neoplasms/epidemiology, Thyroid Diseases/epidemiology",
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