Epidemiology and impact of multimorbidity in primary care: a retrospective cohort study.

BACKGROUND: In developed countries, primary health care increasingly involves the care of patients with multiple chronic conditions, referred to as multimorbidity. AIM: To describe the epidemiology of multimorbidity and relationships between multimorbidity and primary care consultation rates and con...

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Main Authors: Salisbury, C, Johnson, L, Purdy, S, Valderas, J, Montgomery, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011