What went and what came? Morbidity trends in general practice from the Netherlands

Background: Fourty years of morbidity registration in general practice is a milestone urging to present an overview of outcomes. This paper provides insight into the infrastructure and methods of the oldest practice-based research network in the Netherlands and offers an overview of morbidity in a general practice population. Changes in morbidity and some striking trends in morbidity are presented. Methods:The CMR (Continuous Morbidity Registration) collects morbidity data in four practices, in and around Nijmegen, the Netherlands. The recording is anchored in the Dutch healthcare system, whic... Mehr ...