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Multimorbidity in older adults: magnitude and challenges for the Brazilian health system

BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity is a public health problem with high prevalence and important consequences. The aim of this paper was to verify the prevalence and distribution of multimorbidity in Brazilian older adults. METHODS: A population-based survey was carried out in 2008 through face-to-face inte...

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Autores principales: Nunes, Bruno Pereira, Thumé, Elaine, Facchini, Luiz Augusto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4658761/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26602756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2505-8