Multimorbidity patterns and the association with health status of the oldest-old in long-term care facilities in China: a two-step analysis

Abstract Background The increasing prevalence of multimorbidity has created a serious global public health problem in aging populations. Certain multimorbidity patterns across different age ranges and their association with health status remain unclear. The main aim of this study is to identify mult...

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Main Authors: Hong-Li Chen, Xiao-Hong Yu, Yue-Heng Yin, En-Fang Shan, Ying Xing, Min Min, Ya-Ping Ding, Yang Fei, Xian-Wen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04507-8