Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 9 , Pages 934-939 , September 2006

In an exploratory prospective study on multimorbidity general and disease-related susceptibility could be distinguished

  • Marjan van den Akker

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Department of General Practice, Care and Public Health Research Institute, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-43-388-2321; fax: +31-43-361-9344.
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  • Rein Vos

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Department of Health Ethics and Philosophy, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • J. André Knottnerus

      Affiliations

    • Maastricht University, Department of General Practice, Care and Public Health Research Institute, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

,Accepted 4 February 2006.

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PII: S0895-4356(06)00115-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.02.009

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 9 , Pages 934-939 , September 2006

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