Prevalence and costs of multimorbidity by deprivation levels in the basque country: a population based study using health administrative databases.

BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity is a major challenge for healthcare systems. However, currently, its magnitude and impact in healthcare expenditures is still mostly unknown. OBJECTIVE: To present an overview of the prevalence and costs of multimorbidity by socioeconomic levels in the whole Basque populat...

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Main Authors: Juan F Orueta, Arturo García-Álvarez, Manuel García-Goñi, Francesco Paolucci, Roberto Nuño-Solinís
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3937325?pdf=render