Health of Spanish centenarians: a cross-sectional study based on electronic health records

Health of Spanish centenarians: a cross-sectional study based on electronic health records

Abstract Background With the number of centenarians increasing exponentially in Spain, a deeper knowledge of their socio-demographic, clinical, and healthcare use characteristics is important to better understand the health profile of the very elderly. Methods We conducted a retrospective, cross-sec...

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Main Authors: Antonio Gimeno-Miguel, Mercedes Clerencia-Sierra, Ignatios Ioakeim, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Mercedes Aza-Pascual-Salcedo, Francisca González-Rubio, Raquel Rodríguez Herrero, Alexandra Prados-Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Centenarians
Multimorbidity
Polypharmacy
Healthcare use
Spain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1235-7

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