Comorbidity, multimorbidity, polypathy - three views on the combined pathology
History of the development of terminology and concepts of comorbidity has traced. Terms as comorbidity, multimorbidity, syntropy and polypathy was analyzed in the historical and etymological aspects. These terms are often used as synonyms, but each of them represents different looking on a single ph...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2015-12-01
|
Series: | RUDN Journal of Medicine |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/view/3170 |