Relationship between multimorbidity, demographic factors and mortality: findings from the UK Biobank cohort

Relationship between multimorbidity, demographic factors and mortality: findings from the UK Biobank cohort

Abstract Background Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, but the relationship with cancer and cardiovascular mortality is unclear. The influence of demographics and type of condition on the relationship of multimorbidity with mortality remains unknown. We examine the relationship betw...

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Main Authors: Bhautesh Dinesh Jani, Peter Hanlon, Barbara I. Nicholl, Ross McQueenie, Katie I. Gallacher, Duncan Lee, Frances S. Mair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Multimorbidity
Mortality
Cancer mortality
Vascular mortality
Condition clusters
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1305-x

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