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Comorbidity and its relationship with health service use and cost in community-living older adults with diabetes: A population-based study in Ontario, Canada

Abstract

AIMS: This study describes the comorbid conditions in Canadian, community-dwelling older adults with diabetes and the association between the number of comorbidities and health service use and costs. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study used multiple linked administrative data to determine 5-year health service utilization in a population-based cohort of community-living individuals aged 66 and over with a diabetes diagnosis as of April 1, …

Authors

Fisher K; Griffith L; Gruneir A; Panjwani D; Gandhi S; Sheng L; Gafni A; Chris P; Markle-Reid M; Ploeg J

Journal

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, Vol. 122, , pp. 113–123

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

December 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.diabres.2016.10.009

ISSN

0168-8227