Prevalence of multimorbidity in Germany: impact of age and educational level in a cross-sectional study on 19,294 adults

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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Main Authors: Marie-Therese Puth, Klaus Weckbecker, Matthias Schmid, Eva Münster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Multimorbidity
Socioeconomic status
Age
Chronic conditions
German health update (GEDA) 2012
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4833-3

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