Chronic diseases in the paediatric population: Comorbidities and use of primary care services

Chronic diseases in the paediatric population: Comorbidities and use of primary care services

INTRODUCTIONAdjusted morbidity groups (AMG) are being used in the stratification of chronic patients in Primary Care (PC). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics, prevalence of comorbidities, and use of PC services by chronic paediatric patients as well as to analyse factors assoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Anales de Pediatría 2020-09, Vol.93 (3), p.183-193
Hauptverfasser: Barrio Cortes, Jaime, Suárez Fernández, Carmen, Bandeira de Oliveira, Mariana, Muñoz Lagos, Cristina, Beca Martínez, María Teresa, Lozano Hernández, Cristina, Del Cura González, Isabel
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Sprache:eng ; spa
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Zusammenfassung:INTRODUCTIONAdjusted morbidity groups (AMG) are being used in the stratification of chronic patients in Primary Care (PC). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics, prevalence of comorbidities, and use of PC services by chronic paediatric patients as well as to analyse factors associated with the weight of complexity according to AMG. PATIENTS AND METHODSA cross-sectional study conducted on patients
ISSN:2341-2879
DOI:10.1016/j.anpedi.2019.12.019