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Morbidity

Morbidity is an incidence of ill health in a population. The term may be implemented to make reference to the existence of any form of disease, or to the ratio that the health condition affects the patient.

See also:
Health-related Quality of QOL
Health Status Measure

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Food And Drug Administration (FDA), Cost-minimisation analysis (CMA), Quality-adjusted life year (QALY), Defined daily dose (DDD), Alternative service providers (ASP), Concordance, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), World Health Organisation (WHO), Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) (US) , Pharmaceutical Pricing Regulation Scheme (PPRS), Global Health Observatory , Persistence, Australian Medical Association (AMA), Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO), Cost-effectiveness threshold (health economics),

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