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The Ecological Fallacy Of The Role Of Age In Chronic Disease And Hospital Demand, David Whyatt, Raji Tenneti, Julie Marsh, Anna Kemp, Laura Firth, Kevin Murray, Berwin Turlach, Alistair Vickery
The Ecological Fallacy Of The Role Of Age In Chronic Disease And Hospital Demand, David Whyatt, Raji Tenneti, Julie Marsh, Anna Kemp, Laura Firth, Kevin Murray, Berwin Turlach, Alistair Vickery
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
Objective: To examine the relationship between age and all-cause hospital utilization in the years preceding and following a diagnosis in hospital of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Research Design: A cohort study of all patients in Western Australia who have had a principal diagnosis of heart failure, type 2 diabetes, or COPD, upon admission to hospital. All-cause hospital utilization 6 years preceding and 4 years following cardinal events, that is, a disease-specific diagnosis upon hospital admission, where such an event has not occurred in the previous 2 years, are examined in specific age groups. …