Prevalence of chronic diseases among older patients in German general practices

Aims: To evaluate the prevalence of chronic diseases (CDs) among older patients in German general practices (GPs).Methods: A total of 840,319 patients older than 65 years (359,289 male and 481,030 female) who consulted a GP between January and December 2014 were selected. Ten different CDs were cons...

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Main Authors: Jacob, Louis, Breuer, Jessica, Kostev, Karel
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2016-03-01
Series:GMS German Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/gms/2016-14/000230.shtml