Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey
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Multimorbidity prevalence and patterns across socioeconomic determinants: a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND Studies on the prevalence of multimorbidity, defined as having two or more chronic conditions, have predominantly focused on the elderly. We estimated the prevalence and specific patterns of multimorbidity across different adult age groups. Furthermore, we examined the associations of multimorbidity with socio-demographic factors. METHODS Using data from the Health Quality Council ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-201