Global Multimorbidity Patterns: A Cross-Sectional, Population-Based, Multi-Country Study.

Population ageing challenges health care systems due to the high prevalence and impact of multimorbidity in older adults. However, little is known about how chronic conditions present in certain multimorbidity patterns, which could have great impact on public health at several levels. The aim of our...

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Autores: Garin N, Koyanagi A, Chatterji S, Tyrovolas S, Olaya B, Leonardi M, Lara E, Koskinen S, Tobiasz-Adamczyk B, Ayuso-Mateos JL, Haro JM
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:España
Recursos:Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Repositório:r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
OAI Identifier:oai:fsjd.fundanetsuite.com:p8360
Acesso em linha:https://fsjd.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=8360
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Epidemiology, Health disparities, Morbidity, Multimorbidities, Public health, Socioeconomic issues
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Resumo:Population ageing challenges health care systems due to the high prevalence and impact of multimorbidity in older adults. However, little is known about how chronic conditions present in certain multimorbidity patterns, which could have great impact on public health at several levels. The aim of our study was to identify and describe multimorbidity patterns in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.