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Morbidity pattern amongst elderly patients presenting at a primary care clinic in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: The elderly comprise the fastest-expanding age group globally, with the greatest increase occurring in developing countries. Disease and deteriorating health are implicitly assumed to be associated with ageing, as chronic medical illnesses mostly present with increasing age. OBJECTIVES:...

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Autores principales:	Adebusoye, Lawrence A., Ladipo, Modupe M., Owoaje, Eme T., Ogunbode, Adetola M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS OpenJournals 2011
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4565431/ http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v3i1.211

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