Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability overlap and increase healthcare use among older Chinese

Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability overlap and increase healthcare use among older Chinese

Abstract Background Geriatric syndromes, multimorbidity, and disability are prevalent among ageing population. However, no study empirically examined their additive or synergistic effect on healthcare use. The present study aims to estimate overlapping prevalence of geriatric syndromes, multimorbidi...

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Main Authors: Johnny T. K. Cheung, Ruby Yu, Zimu Wu, Samuel Y.S. Wong, Jean Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Geriatric
Multimorbidity
Disability
Overlap
Outpatient
Hospital admission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0840-1

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