Prevalence of chronic medical conditions in Switzerland: exploring estimates validity by comparing complementary data sources
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Prevalence of chronic medical conditions in Switzerland: exploring estimates validity by comparing complementary data sources
BACKGROUND Prevalence estimates of chronic medical conditions and their multiples (multimorbidity) in the general population are scarce and often rather speculative in Switzerland. Using complementary data sources, we assessed estimates validity of population-based prevalence rates of four common chronic medical conditions with high impact on cardiovascular health (diabetes mellitus, hypertensi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1157