Sjukdomstillstånd med ett eller flera av följande kännetecken: de är permanenta, ger kvarstående handikapp, orsakas av irreversibla sjukliga förändringar, kräver speciell rehabiliteringsbehandling eller kan förväntas fordra lång tids observation och vård.
Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).
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Chronic Diseases — Disease, Chronic — Chronic Illness — Chronic Illnesses — Illness, Chronic — Chronic Condition — Chronic Conditions — Condition, Chronic — Chronically Ill