Open AccessMethodology, Design, and Analytic Techniques to Address Measurement of Comorbid Disease
Author(s) -
Timothy L. Lash,
Vincent Mor,
Darryl Wieland,
Luigi Ferrucci,
William A. Satariano,
Rebecca A. Silliman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/62.3.281
Subject(s) - comorbidity , confounding , disease , medicine , instrumental variable , variable (mathematics) , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , computer science , mathematics , machine learning , mathematical analysis
Measurement of comorbidity affects all variable axes that are considered in health care research: confounding, modifying, independent, and dependent variable. Comorbidity measurement particularly affects research involving older adults because they bear the disproportionate share of the comorbidity burden.
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