Open AccessAssociation Rules Analysis of Comorbidity and Multimorbidity: The Concord Health and Aging in Men Project
Author(s) -
Fabian Held,
Fiona Blyth,
Danijela Gnjidic,
Vasant Hirani,
Vasi Naganathan,
Louise M. Waite,
Markus J. Seibel,
Jennifer L. Rollo,
David J. Handelsman,
Robert G. Cumming,
David G. Le Couteur
Publication year - 2015
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/glv181
Subject(s) - comorbidity , multimorbidity , medicine , cluster (spacecraft) , disease , population , gerontology , psychiatry , environmental health , computer science , programming language
Comorbidity and multimorbidity are common in older people. Here we used a novel analytic approach called Association Rules together with network analysis to evaluate multimorbidity (two or more disorders) and comorbidity in old age.
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