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Term: Chronic Disease Score
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2016-01-21
Definition:
The Chronic Disease Score is a measure of comorbidity based on the aggregate number of prescription medications for a patient. The index contains 24 categories and is based on the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) codes of medications used in the treatment of different chronic diseases.
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- Lix L, Smith M, Pitz M, Ahmed R, Quon H, Griffith J, Turner D, Hong S, Prior H, Banerjee A, Koseva I, Kulbaba C. Cancer Data Linkage in Manitoba: Expanding the Infrastructure for Research. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] (View)
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