Prevalence of multimorbidity in Germany: impact of age and educational level in a cross-sectional study on 19,294 adults
Abstract Background Multimorbidity is one of the most important and challenging aspects in public health. Multimorbid people are associated with more hospital admissions, a large number of drug prescriptions and higher risks of mortality. As there is evidence that multimorbidity varies with age and...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-10-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4833-3 |