Development and internal validation of a multimorbidity index that predicts healthcare utilisation using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Development and internal validation of a multimorbidity index that predicts healthcare utilisation using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Objectives We aimed to develop and internally validate a measure of multimorbidity burden using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA).Design Data from 40 264 CLSA participants (52% men) aged 45–85 years (a mean of 63 years) were analysed. We used logistic regression models to pre...

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Main Authors: Ruth Ann Marrie, Zhuoyu Wang, Laurence Boulanger, David Berger, Pierrette Gaudreau, Brian Potter, Andrew Wister, Christina Wolfson, Genevieve Lefebvre, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, M Keezer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-04-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/4/e033974.full

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