Does multimorbidity still remain a matter of the elderly: Lithuanian national data analysis

E. Jurevičienė, G. Onder, Ž. Visockienė, R. Puronaitė, D. Petrikonytė, U. Gargalskaitė, V. Kasiulevičius and R. Navickas

Health Policy, 2018, vol. 122, issue 6, 681-686

Abstract: Multimorbidity – the coexistence of ≥2 chronic conditions in same individual is usually associated with older age. There is an increase in its prevalence at a much younger age, however with very limited research specifying that.

Keywords: Multimorbidity; Healthcare resources; Patient empowerment; Age breaking point (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.03.003

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