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- concomitant but unrelated pathologic or disease process,usually used to indicate coexistence of two or more disease processes. Medical University of South Carolina - by Enrique Cavalitto
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- Many efforts are underway to develop chronic disease management programs, but the majority of them focus on single chronic diseases and do not recognize the presence of co-morbidity (suffering from more than one condition) for many individuals with chronic disease. - University of British Columbia by Enrique Cavalitto
- Identifying preventable risk factors may allow clinicians to decrease these unfortunate events. In order to perform appropriate statistical analyses, measures of important environmental exposures are needed because these are known to substantially increase exacerbation risk, including co-morbidity, medication use, tobacco smoking history and smoking status. - BioMed Central Ltd by Enrique Cavalitto
- While the data in some areas of co-morbidity are stronger than in others, relatively little is known about the risk factors that increase the probability of co-morbidity or the protective factors that decrease its probability. - National Institute of Mental Health by Enrique Cavalitto
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- Comorbiditeit is het tegelijkertijd hebben van twee of meer stoornissen of aandoeningen bij een patiënt. Dit gebeurt in het algemeen met het gelijktijdig hebben van lichamelijke, geestelijke en vaak de daaropvolgende sociale problemen bij een persoon.
Wikipedia - by Katrien De Clercq
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- Omgaan met autisme en comorbiditeit bij (jong)volwassenen met een verstandelijke beperking Het pictogram ‘Vlieg’ duidt op (culturele) activiteiten voor kinderen. Meer info op www.vliegjemee.be! - Cultuurweb by Katrien De Clercq
- Comborbiditeit betekent het tegelijkertijd hebben van twee of meer psychiatrische diagnosen. Deze aandoeningen hoeven compleet niet op elkaar te lijken, al blijkt dit in de praktijk wel vaak het geval, omdat er vaak dezelfde onderliggende oorzaken te vinden zijn achter de aandoeningen.
- Mens en gezondheid by Katrien De Clercq
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