Relationship between Number of Medical Conditions and Quality of Care

Abstract

The quality of care, measured according to whether patients were offered recommended services, increases as a patient's number of chronic conditions increases.

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MedicineHealth careCohortConfidence intervalQuality (philosophy)Cohort studyMedical careHealth care qualityFamily medicineEmergency medicineGerontologyEnvironmental healthInternal medicine

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 356
Issue: 24
Pages: 2496-2504
Citations: 268
Access: Closed

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                                    Takahiro Higashi, 
                                
                                    Neil S. Wenger, 
                                
                                    John Adams
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            Relationship between Number of Medical Conditions and Quality of Care. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 356
                            (24)
                            , 2496-2504.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsa066253
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa066253