comorbidity

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OBJECTIVE: Trichotillomania (TTM) is associated with significant morbidity, comorbidity, and functional impairment in adults.

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  • The women with COPD evaluated in this study were younger, smoked less and have more comorbidity, a poorer quality of life, and lesser disease severity than men with COPD. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • The objective of this study was to determine whether comorbidity, or pre-existing conditions, can account for some of the disparity in survival between African-American and white breast cancer patients. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Information on comorbidity, tumor characteristics and breast cancer treatment was obtained from medical records, and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results, Northern California Cancer Center Registry. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • "We do not know enough yet to predict precisely whether one disorder will lead to the other (s) or how to prevent comorbidity," said NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, M.D. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
  • "We do know, however, that the high rate of comorbidity means that we need a comprehensive approach to intervention that identifies, evaluates, and treats each disorder concurrently." —  Medlogs - Recent stories
 

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