Comorbidity, multimorbidity, polypathy - three views on the combined pathology
- Authors: Gudkov RA1, Konovalov OE2
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Affiliations:
- Ryazan State Medical University
- Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
- Issue: No 1 (2015)
- Pages: 39-45
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2313-0245/article/view/336969
- ID: 336969
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Abstract
History of the development of terminology and concepts of comorbidity has traced. Terms as comorbidity, multimorbidity, syntropy and polypathy was analyzed in the historical and etymological aspects. These terms are often used as synonyms, but each of them represents different looking on a single phenomenon. Usage of different terminology gives us versatile look at such a complex and multifaceted problem, as combined pathology.
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About the authors
R A Gudkov
Ryazan State Medical University
Email: Comancherro@mail.ru
Department of Pediatrics
O E Konovalov
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Email: konovalov_oe@mail.ru
Department of Health and Hygiene
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