cause of morbidity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcauseandmorbidity
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cause
noun
uk/kɔːz/us/kɑːz/
the reason why something, especially something ...
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morbidity
noun[U]
uk/mɔːˈbɪd.ə.ti/us/mɔːrˈbɪd.ə.t̬i/
medicalspecialized
the morbidity of a disease is how many people have it in a ...
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(Definition ofcauseandmorbidityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In developing countries, waterborne diarrhoeal illness continues to be a leadingcauseofmorbidityand mortality.
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Congenital heart disease is a common and significantcauseofmorbidityand mortality in the neonate.
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Inflammatory heart diseases are an importantcauseofmorbidityand mortality in children.
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Arterial damage, therefore remains a significantcauseofmorbidityin patients undergoing balloon dilation procedures.
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Brucellosis remains an importantcauseofmorbidityin many countries of the world.
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Risk-taking behavior is a majorcauseofmorbidityand mortality in adolescence.
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Osteoporosis is a majorcauseofmorbidityand mortality in the elderly, particularly in postmenopausal women (4).
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Certainly in very old people, accidents and injuries become a greatercauseofmorbidityand death than at younger ages.
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Infections are a majorcauseofmorbidityand a significant contributor to death in patients with cirrhosis.
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In many developing regions of the world, typhoid fever remains a significantcauseofmorbidityand mortality at a substantial cost to health-care systems.
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These outbreaks establish this virus as acauseofmorbidityin aged-care facilities and add to increasing evidence of the significance of coronavirus infections.
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Of all manifestations, the carditis is the most important because it is the most seriouscauseofmorbidity, mainly through heart failure and arrhythmia.
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The relative merits of individual liver function tests, including bile acids will depend on what the fundamental pathophysiology andcauseofmorbidityor mortality is.
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Overall, cardiac involvement, in the form of congestive cardiomyopathy or conduction defects, is uncommon but when present, is a majorcauseofmorbidityand mortality.
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Overall, cardiac involvement, in the form of congestive cardiomyopathy or conduction defects, is uncommon but when present is a majorcauseofmorbidityand mortality.
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Cancer is recognised as a majorcauseofmorbidityand death.
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Although the disease is a significantcauseofmorbidityand mortality, there is no clear consensus on when and how localized prostate cancer should be treated.
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It is the leadingcauseofmorbidityand mortality especially among children under the age of five and pregnant women.
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Entero-pancreatic gastrinomas and thymic and bronchial carcinoids are the leadingcauseofmorbidityand mortality.
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We have supported a number of studies on pain, particularly low back pain—a majorcauseofmorbidityand absence from work.
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It is an importantcauseofmorbidityin school age children who harbour the highest intensity of worm infestation.
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By the 16th century it had become an importantcauseofmorbidityand mortality throughout much of the world.
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These falls in older adults are a significantcauseofmorbidityand mortality, and can have a serious effect on the person who falls.
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