The effects of comorbidity on the benefits and harms of treatment for chronic disease: a systematic review.

There are concerns about the potential for unintentional harms when clinical practice guidelines are applied to patients with multimorbidity. The objective was to summarize the evidence regarding the effect(s) of comorbidity on the outcomes of medication for an index chronic condition.A systematic r...

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Main Authors: Terri R Fried, John O'Leary, Virginia Towle, Mary K Goldstein, Mark Trentelange, Deanna K Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234418?pdf=render