Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization in elderly patients with special reference to chronic diseases and multimorbidity--results from a claims data based observational study in Germany.

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Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization in elderly patients with special reference to chronic diseases and multimorbidity--results from a claims data based observational study in Germany. / Bussche van den, Hendrik; Schön, Gerhard; Kolonko, Tina; Hansen, Heike; Wegscheider, Karl; Glaeske, Gerd; Koller, Daniela.

In: BMC GERIATR, Vol. 11, 2011, p. 54.

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@article{9687f1e24fd3439c971a509177d25ce8,
title = "Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization in elderly patients with special reference to chronic diseases and multimorbidity--results from a claims data based observational study in Germany.",
abstract = "In order to estimate the future demands for health services, the analysis of current utilization patterns of the elderly is crucial. The aim of this study is to analyze ambulatory medical care utilization by elderly patients in relation to age, gender, number of chronic conditions, patterns of multimorbidity, and nursing dependency in Germany.",
author = "{Bussche van den}, Hendrik and Gerhard Sch{\"o}n and Tina Kolonko and Heike Hansen and Karl Wegscheider and Gerd Glaeske and Daniela Koller",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1186/1471-2318-11-54",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
pages = "54",
journal = "BMC GERIATR",
issn = "1471-2318",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd.",

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T1 - Patterns of ambulatory medical care utilization in elderly patients with special reference to chronic diseases and multimorbidity--results from a claims data based observational study in Germany.

AU - Bussche van den, Hendrik

AU - Schön, Gerhard

AU - Kolonko, Tina

AU - Hansen, Heike

AU - Wegscheider, Karl

AU - Glaeske, Gerd

AU - Koller, Daniela

PY - 2011

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N2 - In order to estimate the future demands for health services, the analysis of current utilization patterns of the elderly is crucial. The aim of this study is to analyze ambulatory medical care utilization by elderly patients in relation to age, gender, number of chronic conditions, patterns of multimorbidity, and nursing dependency in Germany.

AB - In order to estimate the future demands for health services, the analysis of current utilization patterns of the elderly is crucial. The aim of this study is to analyze ambulatory medical care utilization by elderly patients in relation to age, gender, number of chronic conditions, patterns of multimorbidity, and nursing dependency in Germany.

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DO - 10.1186/1471-2318-11-54

M3 - SCORING: Journal article

VL - 11

SP - 54

JO - BMC GERIATR

JF - BMC GERIATR

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