Prevalence of Multimorbidity Among Adults Seen in Family Practice
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- 1 May 2005
- journal article
- Published by Annals of Family Medicine in Annals of Family Medicine
- Vol. 3 (3), 223-228
- https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.272
Abstract
PURPOSE There are few valid data that describe the extent of multimorbidity in primary care patients. The purpose of this study was to estimate its prevalence in family practice patients by counting the number of chronic medical conditions and using a measure that considers the severity of these conditions, the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS).Keywords
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