Prevalence of multimorbidity and its associations with hospitalisation or death in Japan 2014–2019: a retrospective cohort study using nationwide medical claims data in the middle-aged generation

Objective To describe the prevalence of multimorbidity and its associations with clinical outcomes across age groups.Design Retrospective cohort study using nationwide medical claims data.Setting Carried out in Japan between April 2014 and March 2019.Participants N=246 671 Japanese individuals aged...

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Main Authors: Takeo Nakayama, Yoshiyuki Saito, Shingo Fukuma, Ataru Igarashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/5/e063216.full