0 the fact that people who have a disease or condition also have one or more other diseases or conditions: --
The study suggests that there may be greater comorbidity between the two conditions than has been acknowledged.
Also, comorbidity could be a function of the categorical nature of our classification system.
Untangling the concepts of disability, frailty, and comorbidity : implications for improved targeting and care.
Frequent comorbidity of crying and laughter suggests related brain mechanisms for the two acts.
Psychiatric co-morbidity was present in just over half of the depressed patients, about the same prevalence rate as chronic somatic comorbidity.
Quantifying psychiatric comorbidity : lessons from chronic disease epidemiology.
Parental comorbidity and disorders in offspring of opioid addicts.
While the cause of this excess comorbidity is unknown, there are several hypothesized explanations.
Yet comorbidity that is mischaracterized may misdirect therapeutic efforts and reduce treatment efficacy.