Patterns of multimorbidity in the aged population. Results from the KORA-Age study.

Multimorbidity is a common problem in aged populations with a wide range of individual and societal consequences. The objective of the study was to explore patterns of comorbidity and multimorbidity in an elderly population using different analytical approaches. Data were gathered from the populatio...

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Main Authors: Inge Kirchberger, Christa Meisinger, Margit Heier, Anja-Kerstin Zimmermann, Barbara Thorand, Christine S Autenrieth, Annette Peters, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Angela Döring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3264590?pdf=render