The Treatment of Unrelated Disorders in Patients with Chronic Medical Diseases
- 21 May 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 338 (21), 1516-1520
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199805213382106
Abstract
Patients can have several illnesses concurrently, yet some of these diseases may be neglected if one problem consumes attention. We conducted a population-based analysis in Ontario, Canada — where universal health insurance is provided — to determine whether unrelated disorders are less likely to be treated in patients with chronic diseases.Keywords
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